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Ludwig Tieck was born in Berlin in 1773. He was
the son of a master rope maker. Early in his life he
wished to go on the stage, but was persuaded to go to
college and study a more respectable vocation, theology.
He studied theology at Halle and Göttingen from
1792 to 1793, but as his studies wore on he began to
study more literature and less theology. During this
time Tieck was a roommate with Henrik Steffens, a Norwegian
philosopher.
He began to write during those days, and is considered
today to be representative of early Romanticism.
One of Tieck's influential works was Der Runenberg,
which was inspired by the supernatural and folk elements.
Hans Christian Andersen would later use both folk and
supernatural elements in his writings.
In May and June 1831 Hans Christian Andersen went to
Prussia in what is today Germany. During that trip he
established a pattern that he was to follow for years:
he looked up the famous authors: he met both Ludwig Tieck
and Adelbert Chamisso.
For more information try the following websites:
Biography
and Major Works (German)
Biography
and Major Works (German)
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