Leyer und Schwert
work by Körner
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Leyer und Schwert (Lyre and Sword) is a collection of patriotic poetry by Theodor Körner, compiled and published posthumously by his father in 1814. Körner, a German poet, died at the age of 22 during the war of liberation against Napoleon in 1813, becoming a popular hero. The collection was enthusiastically received and instilled feelings of patriotism in his contemporaries. While Körner also wrote dramas, they are largely forgotten today, but his poetry in Leyer und Schwert captured the spirit of his time.1
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