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Gottfried August Bürger
AuthorBooks · Second hand1747-1794
Gottfried August Bürger was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, Lenore, found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian adaptation and a French translation.
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About Gottfried August Bürger
Birth
1747
Death
1794
Gottfried August Bürger was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, Lenore, found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian adaptation and a French translation.
Gottfried August Bürger was a multifaceted figure who excelled as a poet, jurist, actor, and university professor.
Born in Molmerswende in 1747, this German author left a legacy of over two hundred literary works.
His famous ballad Lenore is considered his most iconic work and a pillar of German literature.
Under the pseudonym Jocosus Hilarius, Bürger explored his most creative and playful side as a writer.
Beyond his literary work, he was an active Freemason and philologist who deeply influenced 18th-century culture.
