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Green Henry
''Green Henry'' () is a partially autobiographical novel by the Swiss people, Swiss author Gottfried Keller, first published in 1855, and extensively revised in 1879. Truth is freely mingled with fiction, and there is a generalizing purpose to exhibit the psychic disease that affected the whole generation of the transition from romanticism to Literary realism, realism in life and art. The work stands with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship'' and Adalbert Stifter's ''Der Nachsommer'' as one of the most important examples of Bildungsromane, novels of self-development. Plot ''Green Henry'' details the life of Heinrich Lee from childhood through his first romantic encounters, his fledgling attempts at becoming a Painting, painter in Munich, and his eventual installation as a Chancery (diplomacy), chancery clerk (position), clerk. The story gets its name from the color that Heinrich affected in dress. Heinrich is a Swiss burgher's son, brought up too tende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Keller
Gottfried Keller (19 July 1819 – 15 July 1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel '' Green Henry'' (German: ''Der grüne Heinrich'') and his cycle of novellas called '' Seldwyla Folks'' (''Die Leute von Seldwyla''), he became one of the most popular narrators of literary realism in the late 19th century. Early life His father was Rudolf Keller (1791–1824), a lathe-worker from Glattfelden; his mother was a woman named Elisabeth Scheuchzer (1787–1864). The couple had six children, four of whom died, meaning Keller only had his sister Regula (*1822) left. After his father died of tuberculosis, Keller's family lived in constant poverty, and, because of Keller's difficulties with his teachers, in continual disagreement with school authorities. Keller later gave a good rendering of his experiences in this period in his long novel, ''Der grüne Heinrich'' (1850–55; 2nd version, 1879). His mother seems to have brought him up in as carefree a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
