(1797-1856) German Romantic poet and journalist. He wrote Reisebilder 1826–31, blending travel writing and satire, and Buch der Lieder/Book of Songs 1827. From 1831 he lived mainly in Paris, working as a correspondent for German newspapers and publishing Neue Gedichte/New Poems 1844. He excelled in both the Romantic lyric and satire. Schubert and Schumann set many of his lyrics to music.
In 1835 he headed a list of writers forbidden to publish in Germany. He contracted a spinal disease 1845 that confined him to his bed from 1848 until his death. + prikaži više