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Many early pages chronicle the poet’s youthful Wanderjahre in Europe, but almost nothing is said about his 25 years as a Harvard professor of European languages and literatures.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2020

In Germany, the still extant Wanderjahre tradition sees young people wander the country for a fixed period, dressed in stovepipe hats and bell-bottoms, singing for their sausage suppers in inns and bars.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2017

The circus held him for only half a year; then his Wanderjahre began for fair.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many students will therefore treat themselves to Wanderjahre, living frugaily on handouts from home or picking up odd jobs.

From Time Magazine Archive

He now knows enough to enter on the Wanderjahre.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret