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Karoline von Günderrode’s Notes on History of Religion

The notes translated here are taken from Günderrode’s manuscripts held at the Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg in Frankfurt, which are in the public domain. German transcriptions of these notes can also be found in the critical edition of Günderrode’s works edited by Walter Morgenthaler and in an article published in 1975 by Doris Hopp and Max Preitz. PleaseContinue reading “Karoline von Günderrode’s Notes on History of Religion”

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”

Karoline von Günderrode’s Notes: Where Did They Come From?

In which I explain a mystery in Günderrode scholarship. Please cite me if you quote or share information from this post. In 1975, Doris Hopp and Max Preitz published a selection of notes from Günderrode’s notebooks, including a set of quotations by Kant, Spinoza, Locke, Fichte, Rousseau, Herder and other philosophers and writers. Günderrode groupedContinue reading “Karoline von Günderrode’s Notes: Where Did They Come From?”