Clemens Brentano: Quick Facts

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Born	September 9, 1778 • Germany
Died	July 28, 1842 (aged 63) • Aschaffenburg • Bavaria
Notable Works	“Godwi” • “The Story of the Just Casper and Fair Annie”
Movement / Style	Heidelberg Romantics
Notable Family Members	sister Bettina von Arnim

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Clemens Brentano, detail of an etching by Ludwig Grimm, 1837

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Gerhart Hauptmann

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René Schickele

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Bertolt Brecht

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Carl Zuckmayer.

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