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Heine Heinrich 1797 - 1856 (59)

I live, which is the main point.


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Heinrich Heine, A woman

Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856) was one of the most important German poets of the 19th century. He was born on December 13, 1797 in Düsseldorf, in a Jewish family. His father wanted him to become a merchant, after some unsuccessful attempts, he studied literature, philosophy and law. She graduated in 1825 and because the Jews could not be appointed to government positions he became a Protestant. He spent the following six years to wandering in various German cities and in 1831 took part in a revolutionary movement against the authoritarian regime. The movement failed and he was forced into exile to Paris

He had begun writing poems, articles and essays from his student years in France he worked for various newspapers as a foreign correspondent. In 1835 his works were banned in Germany and his books were publicly burnt because he was a member of the "New Germany movement”. In France make acquaintance with some of the best known writers and thinkers of his time, like Marx, Hugo, Dumas, Balzac. He had various health problems and he spent his last 8 years in bed paralyzed, in a humble house in Montmartre.