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<p>Considered a German Byron by his contemporaries, Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller (1794–1827) is usually remembered today as the German Romantic poet whose lyrics Franz Schubert set to music in <em>Die schöne Müllerin</em> and <em>Die Winterreise</em>. A philhellene who wrote impassioned lyrics in support of the Greeks in their struggle for independence from the Turks, Müller also collected and edited Italian and modern Greek folk songs. Goethe very likely became acquainted with Marlowe's T<em>he Tragical History of Doctor Faustus</em> through Müller's 1818 translation of that work.</p> <p>Müller was an influential critic and scholar of the Romantic Era, a creative public librarian and publisher's consultant (with the prestigious firm of F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig), a respected teacher, and a popular author of travel books—all this despite his sudden and somewhat mysterious death at 32. The son of a guild tailor in the duchy of Anhalt-Dessau and a precocious and sometimes rebellious student, he nonetheless received lifelong aid from the ducal family, including a scholarship to the new University of Berlin. Müller left the University before completing his studies and spent two years

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Author

Baumann, Cecilia C., 1943-

Publisher

University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271002668

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Biography

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14