101-Page series
19th century
A01=Joseph von Eichendorff
Author_Joseph von Eichendorff
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classic
coming of age
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German literature
German Romanticism
novella
Product details
- ISBN 9781847495174
- Weight: 129g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 24 Jul 2025
- Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Eichendorff’s prose masterpiece – a picaresque account of the wanderings of a young man who leaves home after a row with his father, and who eventually finds love with the girl of his dreams – is one of the best-known classics of German literature.
Deeply imbued with the style and sentiment of German Romanticism, and philosophical and poetic in its approach to nature and existence, Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing is at once an exhilarating romp and a lively portrayal of nineteenth-century ideals.
Despite leading a life of ordinary officialdom, Joseph von Eichendorff (1788–1857) was one of the most important German Romantic poets, also famous for his prose tales.
