The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine eBook Heinrich Heine
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Originally published in 1887. Contents Include, Reisebilder, London, Wellington, The Liberation, Jan Steen, The Romantic School, Religion and Philosophy, Florentine Nights, Don Quixote, Gods in Exile, and, Confession....... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine eBook Heinrich Heine
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The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine eBook Heinrich Heine Reviews
Heine was a leading, maybe the leading, German poet/essayist in the nineteenth century. German readers are still moved to tears by his work. Much of this work compares German with French or English philosophy and religion. Contrasts Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, Hellenic and Athestic thought. Examines the history and effect of these cultures. However, this is not a history lesson. He writes with wit, kindness, insight, humor and clarity.
CONTENTS
REISEBILDER
LONDON
WELLINGTON
THE LIBERATION
JAN STEEN
THE ROMANTIC SCHOOL
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
FLORENTINE NIGHTS
DON QUIXOTE
GODS IN EXILE
CONFESSIONS
The first few essays are travelogues covering England and France.
The chapter "Liberation" comments on the French Revolution. He connects the just completed French Revolution with the earlier peasant revolt in Germany, the Puritan revolt in England, the Covenanters revolt in Scotland. Heine believes these are outworkings of the Christian teaching of the equality of all men before God. He knows French Revolution was against Christianity. He explains his reasons
"Yes, I repeat the words with which I began these pages freedom is a new religion, the religion of our age. If Christ is not the God of this religion, he is still one of its high-priests, and his name shines consolingly in the hearts of its children. But the French are the chosen people of the new religion, the first gospels and dogmas were penned in their language. Paris is the New Jerusalem, and the Rhine is the Jordan which separates the land of Freedom from the land of the Philistines." (979)
In other words, the French Revolution is based on Bibical ideas, whether they accept it or not.
The chapter "The Romantic School" is a response to M. de Staël's book on German writers. Heine believes the basic difference of French and German is caused by French Catholicism.
"Although in France Christianity and Roman Catholicism are synonymous terms, yet I desire to emphasise the fact, that I here refer to the latter only. I refer to that religion whose earliest dogmas contained a condemnation of all flesh, and not only admitted the supremacy of the spirit over the flesh, but sought to mortify the latter in order thereby to glorify the former."
This use of God-given natural feelings to create overwhelming guilt. . .
"I refer to that religion through whose unnatural mission vice and hypocrisy came into the world, for through the odium which it cast on the flesh the most innocent gratification of the senses were accounted sins; and, as it was impossible to be entirely spiritual, the growth of hypocrisy was inevitable. I refer to that religion which, by teaching the renunciation of all earthly pleasures, and by inculcating abject humility and angelic patience, became the most efficacious support of despotism." (1052)
Strong words! Later offers praise of Catholicism for taming barbarous Germans.
Covers many of the famous German writers including Goethe. Describes him as a Pantheist, and, because everything is equal, robs him of emotion. Contrasts Goethe with Schiller, and explains the reasons why Schiller is superior. A profound analysis of Goethe and his beliefs.
Perhaps the most famous of these essays is "Religion and Philosophy in Germany". He starts this way
"In fact, it was neither a vision, nor a seraphic ecstasy, nor a voice from heaven, nor a remarkable dream, nor any miraculous apparition, that brought me to the path of salvation. I owe my enlightenment simply to the reading of a book! one book! yes, it is a plain old book, as modest as nature, and as simple; a book that appears as work-day-like and as unpretentious as the sun that warms, as the bread that nourishes us; a book that looks on us as kindly and benignly as an old grandmother, who, with her dear tremulous lips, and spectacles on nose, reads in it daily this book is briefly called the book—the Bible.''
What love for the Bible! What heartfelt understanding!
''With good reason it is also called the Holy Scriptures he that has lost his God can find Him again in this book, and towards him who has never known Him it wafts the breath of the divine word. The Jews, who are connoisseurs of precious things, well knew what they were about when, at the burning of the second temple, they left in the lurch the gold and silver sacrificial vessels, the candlesticks and lamps, and even the richly-jewelled breast-plate of the high-priest, to rescue only the Bible...." (1972)
Fascinating that Heine introduces his Christian conversion, due to reading the Bible, as the significant factor. His deep love of the Bible is expressed many times.
Heine says we can learn why the Catholic Church is not really Christian. . .
"If we study impartially the history of the Manicheans and the Gnostics. Although the first were branded as heretics, and the latter defamed, and both anathematised by the Church, yet their influence on the doctrines of the Church was lasting. Out of their symbolism Catholic art was developed, and their modes of thought penetrated the whole life of Christendom. The First Cause of the Manicheans does not differ much from that of the Gnostics. The doctrine of the two principles, the good and the evil, constantly opposing each other, is common to both. The Manicheans derived this doctrine from the ancient Persian religion, in which Ormuz, the light, is at enmity with Ahriman, the darkness...This Gnostic theory of the universe originated in ancient India, and brought with it the doctrine of the incarnation of God, of the mortification of the flesh, of spiritual introspection and self-absorption. It gave birth to the ascetic, contemplative, monkish life, which is the most logical outgrowth of the Christian principle." (1990)
Heine has clearly researched Christianity. He believes the goal reformation was to remove Gnostic ideas and reimpose Judaic ones.
There are many other intriguing thoughts by this thinker. His take on Hegel, communism (this is before Marx), Greek idolatry, German idealism, French sensuality, Judaism, Christianity and much more, deserve consideration. His insight into the future, foretelling the German effort to conquer the world, is facinating.
Reader will need an interest in the tremendous changes in European thought. Heine was perceptive enough to see his world changing in front of him. Not a difficult read, but Heine assumes the reader knows about current events.
He takes us to such extraordinary places. Travel pictures indeed. Merci, Heine. [and here are eight more words, as required.]
Multicultural reading of source documents enriches enjoyment of derivatives(the ballet Gisselle was inspired by a work of Heine who based his work on a folk tale).
Invaluable for the intellectual and social history in the social circles of those times. Fun to read as literature or for his fine prose style.
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