Wackenroder, Wilhelm Heinrich
Wackenroder, Wilhelm Heinrich (1773–98),one of the most important writers of the early romantic movement in Germany. He studied law at Erlangen and Göttingen and was a close friend of Ludwig Tieck. His early works on Italian Renaissance painters indicate that he would have played an important role in German romanticism if he had not died at an early age. As it is, he wrote two significant romantic works: Herzensergiessungen eines kunstliebenden Klosterbruders (Confessions from the Heart of an Art‐Loving Friar, 1797) and Phantasien über die Kunst für Freunde der Kunst (Fantasies on Art for Friends of Art, published posthumously in 1799), which included ‘Ein wunderbares morgendländisches Märchen von einem nackten Heiligen’ (‘A Wondrous Oriental Tale of a Naked Saint’). The protagonist of this tale is a misunderstood genius who rejects the pettiness of everyday life. Only music can save him, and he...
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