Oehlenschläger

British  

/ ˈøːlənslɛːɡər /

noun

1. Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist

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Example Sentences

In the last and oddest of them, a male chorus implores listeners to draw close to Allah, singing from the text of an early 19th-century version of “Aladdin” by the Danish playwright Adam Oehlenschläger.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

The principal, if not the only influence which acted upon Ibsen at this moment, was that of the great Danish tragedian, Adam Oehlenschläger.

From Henrik Ibsen by Gosse, Edmund

He had once been apprentice to the widow of Möller the dyer, when Oehlenschläger and the Oersteds used to dine at the house.

From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen

The dramas of Oehlenschläger are his masterpieces, but they form only a small portion of his works.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

The story of the events which led to the composition of The Gold Horns is told independently, by Steffens and by Oehlenschläger in their respective Memoirs, and the two accounts tally completely. 

From The Gold Horns by Borrow, George Henry