How relevant is romanticism? The philosopher and journalist Rüdiger Safranski spoke with Goethe.de about why the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is romantic – and why Friedrich Schlegel would still not have written for it.More ...
He shocked with his powerful attacks of his native Austria and has won awards for his precisely composed language. 2011, Thomas Bernhard would have celebrated his 80th birthday.More ...
Heinrich von Kleist is one of the most important German-language poets. Timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of his suicide, the publishing house Hanser has now brought out a new edition of his novellas, plays and letters.More ...