Biography EssayAnnette von Droste-Hiilshoff is regarded as the greatest woman poet of nineteenth-century German literature, and her work has received more critical acclaim and attention than that of a...
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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff is regarded as the greatest woman poet of nineteenth-century German literature, and her work has received more critical acclaim and attention than that of any other Ge...
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In the following essay, Hallamore traces the themes of introspection and self-examination in Droste-Hülshoff's work. Hallamore finds that Droste-Hülshoff's artistic explora...
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In the following essay, Howe argues that Droste-Hülshoff's most widely read works present a false picture of the poet's identity, proposing that her collected works reflect a divi...
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In the following essay, Stanley, in light of Droste-Hülshoff's biography, interprets Ledwina as a representation of the author's twin impulses toward creative openness and feminin...
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In the following essay, Lenckos explores how Droste-Hülshoff was able to enter into the sublime, a poetic genre long assumed to be available only to men. Lenckos suggests that Droste-Hül...
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In the following essay, Sazaki considers the incomplete nature of Ledwina as a literary device highlighting the constraints on women in both domestic and literary realms. Sazaki observes that the text...
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In the following excerpt, Pickar looks at Droste-Hülshoff's experimentation with narrative styles, suggesting that in giving up some of the ambiguity that marks some of her best-known wo...
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In the following essay, Krimmer maintains that Droste-Hülshoff used the theme of death in her work to address and gain some control over the fragmented identity that characterizes much of her w...
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In the following essay, Bernd assesses the influence of Novelle: Die Schwester, by Droste-Hülshoff's friend and mentor Levin Schücking, on her purposeful use of obscurity in Die J...
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In the following essay, Pickar finds that in her life and works Droste-Hülshoff identified with masculine positions, in contrast to the strongly traditional roles her family compelled her to as...
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In the following excerpt, Morgan concludes her study of Droste-Hülshoff's career with her later works, including Der Spiritus familiaris des Rosstäuschers and the Heidebilder poem...
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In the following essay, Peucker traces the Ophelia-type characters in works including Berta, Ledwina, and several poems. Peucker considers such figures as a type of muse or creative double for Droste-...
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In the following essay, Guthrie gives a chronological review of a prolific period in Droste-Hülshoff's writing, depicting her development thematically and stylistically. Guthrie downplay...
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Annette von Droste-Hulshoff
Annette Freiin von Droste-Hulshoff
Critical Essay by Joyce Hallamore
