Henry von Ofterdingen and Voltaire

and Voltaire

yet so frequently overlooked

and hundreds of other phases of the medieval art of metallurgy

but possessed the observant eye of an artist and the literary skill to record what he saw and thought as the great age of whaling drew to a close

opera of Schiller's tragedy

Henry von Ofterdingen and VoltaireA gem of German Romanticism, this literary landmark continues to enchant readers with its combination of poetic and fairy tale elements. The young hero of this unfinished experimental novel envisions a blue flower that represents desire, love, and the metaphysical longing for the infinite. He travels the world in pursuit of his dream, discovering that poetry is everywhere for those who can perceive it. Author Friedrich von Hardenberg better known as