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Der Schimmelreiter
''The Rider on the White Horse'' (German: ''Der Schimmelreiter'') is a novella by German writer Theodor Storm. It is his last complete work, first published in 1888, the year of his death. The novella is Storm's best remembered and most widely read work, and considered by many to be his masterpiece. It has been translated into English under titles ''The Dykemaster'', ''The Dikegrave'', and the most literal, ''The Rider on the White Horse'' ("Schimmel" being the German word for a Gray horse, gray or white horse). Characters * Hauke Haien - the main character, based on mathematician and astronomer Hans Momsen * Elke Haien (née Volkerts) - the old dykemaster's daughter and Hauke's wife * Wienke Haien - Hauke and Elke's mentally challenged daughter * Tede Volkerts - Elke's father, and dykemaster prior to Hauke * Ole Peters - the old dykemaster's senior hand and Hauke's rival * The Schoolmaster - a man from the town who tells the story to the narrator a hundred years later Plot su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Storm
Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm (; 14 September 18174 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German writer. He is considered to be one of the most important figures of German realism. Life Storm was born in the small town of Husum, on the west coast of Schleswig, then a formally independent duchy ruled by the king of Denmark. His parents were the lawyer ''Johann Casimir Storm'' (1790–1874) and ''Lucie Storm'', née Woldsen (1797–1879). Storm attended school in Husum and Lübeck and studied law in Kiel and Berlin. While still a law student in Kiel he published a first volume of verse together with the brothers Tycho and Theodor Mommsen (1843). Storm was involved in the 1848 revolutions and sympathized with the liberal goals of a united Germany under a constitutional monarchy in which every class could participate in the political process. From 1843 until his admission was revoked by Danish authorities in 1852, he worked as a lawyer in his home town of Husum. In 1853 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
