# A Book of German Lyrics

Author: Bruns, Friedrich, 1878-1961 [Editor]

Genre: Germany

Language: Deutsch

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8565

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.de/s?k=A+Book+of+German+Lyrics+Bruns&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

In compiling this Anthology my aim has been not so much to acquaint the student with individual great poems as with the poets themselves. With this end in view I have made the selections as full and as varied as possible and included in the Notes short introductory sketches of the poets. Since the book is intended for the work of fourth and fifth semester German in College (or third and fourth year High School), pedagogic considerations imposed certain limitations not only as to individual poems but also as to poets. Thus I felt that I must exclude Novalis, Hölderlin, Brentano, Annette von Droste, Nietzsche and Dehmel. My standard of difficulty--aside from matters purely linguistic--was:...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/de/books/a-book-of-german-lyrics-8565/chapters/11/index.md)