Edelweiss by Berthold Auerbach
"Edelweiss" is a poem written by Berthold Auerbach in 1800. The poem is about the beauty of nature and the passing of time. It describes how the edelweiss, a rare and beautiful flower, grows in the Alps and how it is admired by travelers. The poem also touches on themes of mortality and the fleeting nature of life.
By Berthold Auerbach · First published 1805 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Romantic Fiction, Adventure · 40 chapters
Contents
- A GOOD NAME
- THE MOURNER AND HIS COMPANION
- WORK AND BENEFACTION
- EACH BEFORE HIS OWN DOOR
- PILGRIM'S ADVENTURES
- THE WORLD PRESENTS ITSELF
- THE LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER PLAYS HOSTESS
- THE DEPARTED SAINT AND THE NEW MOTHER
- FRIENDLY ADVICE
- LENZ DINES WITH PETROVITSCH, AND IS KEPT WAITING FOR THE SWEETS
- THE GREAT MUSICAL CLOCK PLAYS ITS OLD PIECES, AND HAS NEW ONES ADDED
- GOOD WISHES, AND A FAIR START ON THE JOURNEY
- LION, FOX, AND MAGPIE
- PRESSES AND EYES ARE OPENED
- YOUNG HEARTS AFTER A WEDDING
- A HEART OPENS
- A FRIEND'S WARNING
- UNSPOKEN LOVE AND A BETROTHAL
- A VISIT TO GARRET AND CELLAR
- THE FIRST DRIVE
- A GREAT WEDDING WHICH LEAVES A BITTER TASTE BEHIND
- THE MORNING GIFT
- THE FIRST NAIL IS DRIVEN. - PEACE ON THE HEIGHTS, AND THE FIRST SUNDAY GUEST
- OLD HEIRLOOMS ARE BANISHED, AND A NEW TONE IS HEARD ON THE MORGENHALDE
- THE PENDULUMS SWING EACH IN ITS OWN DIRECTION, AND THE CORD IS STRAINED ALMOST TO BREAKING
- THE AXE IS LAID AT THE ROOT OF THE TREE, AND BREAD IS EATEN WITH TEARS
- EVERYTHING LAID LOW
- A BEGGAR'S HAT, AND AN OLD MAN'S EARNINGS
- ANOTHER WORLD
- PETROVITSCH THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN
- ANNELE THAWS AND FREEZES AGAIN
- A NIGHT OF STORMS
- A FRIEND IN NEED
- BURIED ALIVE
- SMITTEN TO THE HEART
- VOICES FROM THE DEAD
- A PHALANX
- A PLANT GROWS UNDER THE SNOW
- SAVED
- ALL IS WELL
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