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Owen Ware on Novalis’s novel “Heinrich von Ofterdingen”

Today’s post is on Dr. Owen Ware’s exceptional new translation of Novalis’s novel Heinrich von Ofterdingen, a key text in early Romanticism. In addition to a beautiful translation, the new edition includes clear, readable, and detailed critical materials to help new readers of Novalis gain the most from this extraordinary text. In this post, I ask Dr.Continue reading “Owen Ware on Novalis’s novel “Heinrich von Ofterdingen””

Karoline von Günderrode’s “Timur” and the Influence of Ossian

This post explores a strong stylistic and thematic influence on Günderrode’s work: the writings of legendary Scottish bard Ossian. For an English translation of Günderrode’s dramatic fragment “Mora” see Karoline von Günderrode: Philosophical Writings (OUP: forthcoming January-March 2026). A translation of the short story “Timur” is included at the end of this post. Versions of the original GermanContinue reading “Karoline von Günderrode’s “Timur” and the Influence of Ossian”