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Specially chosen for their power to evoke German life and culture, these short, simple readings include poems, stories, essays, and anecdotes. Featured authors include Goethe, Hesse, Heine, Schiller, and Hölderlin, in selections offering a variety of subject matter and gradual advancement in language skills.
A native of Cracow, Poland, Harry Steinhauer was Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair of the Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies Department at the University of Santa Barbara.
Preface1. Johann Gottfried Herder, Life2. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, The Phoenix3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wanderer's Night Song4. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, The Benefactions5. Albrecht Goes, The Steps6. Johann Peter Hebel, Gratitude and Ingratitude of Children7. Brüder Grimm, The Little Peasant in Heaven8. Hermann Hesse, In the Mist9. Hermann Hesse, Trees10. Walter Bauer, Yearning for What11. Brüder Grimm, The Life Span12. On Germany: 1. Country and People13. Wilhelm Schmidtbonn, The Ferryman and the Monk14. Thoughts I15. Heinrich Heine, There Was an Old King16. On Germany: 2. Economics17. Otto Ludwig, Fortune and Misfortune18. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lynkeus' Song19. Walter Bauer, Bach20. On Germany: 3. The Social Structure; 4. Culture21. Thoughts II22. Wilhelm Müller, The Linden Tree23. The Dangers of Translating24. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, May Song25. Fritz Mauthner, The School of Giving and the School of Taking26. Eduard Mörike, September Morning27. About the German Language28. Walter Bauer, Kant29. Wilhelm Busch, The Indispensable One30. On Germany: 5. Art; 6. Balance Sheet31. Eduard Mörike, Seclusion32. Thoughts III33. Goethe34. Peter Rosegger, When Winter Comes35. Walter Bauer, Martin Luther36. Theodor Storm, Close Both My Eyes37. Kurt Tucholsky, What We Are Proud of in Europe38. Heinrich Heine, The Silesian Weavers39. Johann Peter Hebel, Kannitverstan40. German Philosophy41. Friedrich von Schiller, The Glove42. Peter Bamm, In Memoriam Rockefeller43. Matthias Claudius, Of Friendship44. Paul Ernst, The Bed45. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Autumnal Feeling46. Waldemar Bonsels, The Grasshopper47. William Shakespeare, Hamlet's Monologue48. Thoughts IV49. Herbert Eulenberg, Walt Whitman50. August Graf von Platen, Tristan51. Ludwig Börne, On Social Intercourse52. Friedrich Hölderlin, The Half of LifeNotesQuestionsVocabulary