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Droste-Hülshoff

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[draws-tuh-hyls-hawf] / ˈdrɔs təˈhülsˌhɔf /

noun

  1. Annette Elisabeth Freiin von 1797–1848, German poet.


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In many old-style poets of modern times, in Hölderlin, in Kleist, Grillparzer, and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff this fear assumes the character of ethical aversion to baring their feelings in public.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno

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