"Der Fischer" () is a ballad by

Goethe Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on Western literature, literary, Polit ...

, written in 1779. Goethe's poem describes an exchange between a fisher and a mermaid who accuses him of luring her brood. As revenge, she enchants him with her song and pulls him into the water.

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Musical settings

* Alphons Diepenbrock *

Anton Eberl Anton Franz Josef Eberl (13 June 1765 – 11 March 1807) was an Austrian composer, teacher and pianist of the Classical period. He was a student of Salieri and Mozart. He was also seen as an early friend and rival of Beethoven. Biography Eberl ...

* Hans Sommer (1837–1922) *

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(1803–1883) *

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(1794–1868) *

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(1803-1869) * Claudio Santoro (1919-1989)

Fine arts

Between 1856 and 1858, Frederic Leighton made the painting '' The Fisherman and the Syren'', which is now on display in the

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, with explicit reference to Goethe's poem:

References

Sources

* Brooks, Charles Timothy, trans. (1904)
"The Fisher"
In Carman, Bliss, et al. (eds.). ''The World’s Best Poetry''. Vol. VI. ''Fancy''. Philadelphia: John D. Morris & Co. * Hyner, Bernadette H. & Stearns, Precious McKenzie (2009). ''Forces of Nature: Natural(-Izing) Gender and Gender(-Ing) Nature in the Discourses of Western Culture''. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. * Rhys, Ernest (1900). '' Frederic Lord Leighton: An Illustrated Record of his Life and Work''. London: George Bell & Sons. Poetry by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1779 poems Songs about fishermen {{poem-stub