Poets and Poetry of Germany, Vol. 2 of 2: Biographical and Critical Notices (Classic Reprint)

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Brief notice of the state of Germany in the middle of the 18th century. - The German nobility. - Courts and people. Schubart. - His birth, youth and manhood. - His depler able tendencies. - Is thrown into prison for debt - Repen tance. - Release. - Is appointed organist at Giesslingeu. Marries. Restless spirit. Is appointed organist at Lud wigsburg. - Extravagance. - Debts. His wife is forced to leave him - Tries his fortune in Bavaria - Is well te ceived-his former follies come to light - Is obliged to fly. - Sets up a newspaper at Augsburg. - Succeeds. - At tacks the Jesuits. - Is thrown into prison - Expelled from Augsburg.~ - Takes refuge at Ulm. - Partial reformation. His wife and children return to him. Domestic happiness. Reckless temper. Enmity of the government - Plot laid against him. - Thrown into a dungeon - His autobiography. -sketch of the life of the Duke of wiirtemberg.-his extravagance, despotism and vices. - Continuation of Schu bart's autobiography. - poems.-deep sufferings - Allevia tion of his captivity. - Release. - Illness. Death - Review of his works.

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