Die Geschichte des Herrn William Lovell
work by Tieck
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Die Geschichte des Herrn William Lovell is a novel by Ludwig Tieck, a prominent figure in early German Romanticism. Written in letter form and published between 1795 and 1796, it explores the moral disintegration of a sensitive young intellectual. This work is characteristic of the first phase of German Romanticism, which was marked by a focus on the mystical, subconscious, and supernatural. Tieck's writing often possesses the quality of a fairy tale, appealing to emotions rather than intellect.12
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