Keller around 1860

Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819 – July 15, 1890), a Swiss writer of German literature, became arguably best-known for his novel Green Henry (German: Der grüne Heinrich). is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1819 (MDCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) in the [[Grhttp://en. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... German literature comprises those literary texts originating within Germany proper and written in the German language. ... Green Henry (German: Der grüne Heinrich) is an autobiographical novel by the Swiss author Gottfried Keller, first published in 1855, and extensively revised in 1880. ...

Life and work

Educated at the Industrieschule in Zürich but then expelled in a political mix-up, Keller had to find work when he was 15. He became an apprentice in 1834 to the landscape-painter Steiger and in 1837 to the water-colourist Rudolf Meyer (1803-1857); then studied art for a time at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (Bavaria). For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... Akademie der Bildenden Künste München New Building Panoramic view of the Academy The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (German: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) was founded 1808 by Maximilian I of Bavaria in Munich as the Royal Academy of Fine Arts... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...

Keller returned to Zürich in 1842 and, although possessing artistic talent, took up writing. He published his first poems, Gedichte, in 1846. From 1848 to 1850 he studied at the University of Heidelberg, and from 1850 to 1855 worked in Berlin. In 1855, he published a semi-autobiographical novel, Green Henry, drawing on his youth and career (or more precisely non-career) as a painter up to 1842. In any case, with this novel he won genuine acclaim. He returned again to Zürich and became the First Official Secretary of the Canton of Zürich (Erster Zürcher Staatsschreiber) in 1861. In 1872 he published Seven Legends (Sieben Legenden), which dealt with the early Christian era. He retired from his cantonal post in 1876 in order to continue his writing. Affiliations: LERU Coimbra Group EUA Website: http://www. ... Green Henry (German: Der grüne Heinrich) is an autobiographical novel by the Swiss author Gottfried Keller, first published in 1855, and extensively revised in 1880. ... The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton ) has a population of about 1. ...

A master story-teller, Keller wrote some of the best-known German-language short-stories of the late 19th century. His other works include The People of Seldwyla [Die Leute von Seldwyla] (1856-1874) (including the story A Village Romeo and Juliet [Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe], the basis of the Delius opera A Village Romeo and Juliet), Zurich Novellas [Züricher Novellen] (1877), Collected Poetry [Gesammelte Gedichte] (1883) and the novel Martin Salander (1886). Frederick Albert Theodore Delius CH (January 29, 1862, – June 10, 1934) was an English composer born in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire in the north of England. ... A Village Romeo and Juliet is an opera by Frederick Delius, first performed at the Komische Oper, Berlin on 21 February 1907. ...

See also

• Lyric poetry

// Lyric poetry refers to either poetry that has the form and musical quality of a song, or a usually short poem that expresses personal feelings, which may or may not be set to music. ...

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• Works by Gottfried Keller at Project Gutenberg