Heinrich Von Kleist (1777-1811)
Born into an old Prussian military family, Heinrich von Kleist began his career as a soldier, but resigned his commission and adopted a wandering lifestyle. Despite taking his own life at the age of 34 in a bizarre suicide pact with a woman dying of cancer, he bequeathed an astonishingly varied body of literature, which speaks more forcefully to the modern reader than that of any other great German writer of his time. His plays range from The Broken Jug , a comedy in which a crooked village judge tries  © 2003 by Rough Guides Ltd. as trustee for its Authors. Published by Rough Guides. All rights reserved. Rough Guides name is a trademark of Rough Guides Ltd. Buy the book here!
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a case in which he is the real culprit, via Penthesilea , a tragi-comic mythological spoof, to Prince Frederick of Homburg , in which Prussia's Great Elector appears as Justice and Mercy personified. In contrast to the emotional tone of the plays, Kleist's short stories are narrated with detached objectivity. Often set in exotic locations, they characteristically feature dramatic twists of plot, with scenes of lyrical intensity alternating with episodes of savage brutality.
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