Deutschland: A Winter's Tale (Angel Classics) [Paperback]

Heinrich Heine (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0946162581 | ISBN-13: 978-0946162581 | Publication Date: December 31, 1997 | Edition: 2

In 1843 Heine returned from exile to journey through the homeland he hadn't seen for years. This verse satire was the result. ""[A] sparkling new translation"" - TLS. ""[A] superb translation"" - The Cambridge Review. ""Exceptionally successful in catching both the poet's verve and wit and his playful rhymes and rhythms"" - Small Press.

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Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Angel Books; 2 edition (December 31, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0946162581
• ISBN-13: 978-0946162581
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,128,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful satire of 19th century Germany, March 14, 2005

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Constanze Weber "Stanzi" (Munich, Bavaria, GERMANY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deutschland: A Winter's Tale (Angel Classics) (Paperback)

Heinrich Heine wrote this wonderful masterpiece in january 1844 when had to stay in political exile in Paris (France). He is homesick and tells about his travels home to Germany, his mother (although Germans mostly call their country Vaterland = Fatherland, a literal translation of the french expression "patrie"). He misses Germany like his real mother and therefore, he travels home across Germany.

Thus, in 28 poems he describes his journey. The poems are very funny, witty, sophisticated, wonderful and full of brilliant thoughts reaching far beyond the mere description of his travels.

As a teenager, I had to read this piece of art in school, but also later I read it at least once a year. Many Germans know at least 3 of these wonderful poems by heart: The one describing their own home town or region and the first two poems. In the latter he describes his experiences with the customs authorities at the French-German border. 'Reading about the American Home Patriot Act, these fine lines automatically come to my mind:

What he says? No, I will not tell you! Just read for yourself!