The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. VI.

The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. VI.
Heinrich Heine, Franz Grillparzer, Ludwig Van Beethoven
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The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. VI.
Heinrich Heine, Franz Grillparzer, Ludwig Van Beethoven
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ry young girl, whose identity remains uncertain, but who was probably Amalie's little sister Therese. In any case, Heine met the new love on the occasion of a visit to Lüneburg and Hamburg in the spring of 1823, and was haunted by her image during the summer spent at Cuxhaven. Here Heine first saw the sea. In less exalted moods he dallied with fisher maidens; he did not forget Amalie; but the youthful grace and purity of Therese dominate most of the poems of this summer. The return from the watering place gave Heine the title The Return Home for this collection of pieces which, when published in 1826, was dedicated to Frau Varnhagen von Ense.

Uncle Salomon, to whom the Tragedies had been affectionately inscribed, was not displeased with the growing literary reputation of his nephew. But he saw no sense in the idea that Heine already entertained of settling in Paris. He insisted that the young man should complete his studies; and so, in January, 1824, Heine once more betook himself to Gött