What did Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff say?
The German inscription ( Keinen Dichter noch ließ seine Heimat los) translates to “No poet’s homeland has ever relinquished its hold on him”, a quote from his novel Dichter und ihre Gesellen. Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (10 March 1788 – 26 November 1857) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist.
What does the inscription on Eichendorff’s portrait mean?
Note Eichendorff’s portrait on the wall. The German inscription ( Keinen Dichter noch ließ seine Heimat los) translates to “No poet’s homeland has ever relinquished its hold on him”, a quote from his novel Dichter und ihre Gesellen.
Where did Friedrich Eichendorff go to Law School?
Unlike the other German Romantics, many of whom were Protestants but were fascinated by Catholicism, Eichendorff came from an impoverished aristocratic Roman Catholic family. He studied law at university in Breslau, Halle and Heidelberg from 1805-08, and then served in the wars against Napoleon from 1813-14 and 1815-16.
When did Ludwig Eichendorff and his wife get married?
The betrothal took place in 1809, the same year Eichendorff went to Berlin to take up a profession there. In 1815, the couple was married in Breslau’s St. Vinzenz church and that same year Eichendorff’s son Hermann was born, followed in 1819 by their daughter Therese.