Poems and Fragments

Holderlin Friedrich

Michael Hamburger was engaged in translating the poetry of Friedrich Holderlin (1770-1843) for over half a century. This lifelong preoccupation culminates in this fourth bilingual edition, incorporating revisions, new translations and other supplementary material. It is the classic English edition of Holderlin's poetry for our age.

About the Author

Friedrich Holderlin studied theology at the Tubinger Stift. As a private tutor in Frankfurt he met his muse, his employer's wife and the Diotima of his poetry. Dismissed and impoverished, he eventually suffered a breakdown and in 1805 was committed to a clinic at Tubingen. Discharged as incurable, he was taken in by Ernst Zimmer, a well-read carpenter, and lived with his family until his death.

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