This Dagger, My Heart (A Novel)

Author
Not available
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Published
20250801
ISBN
9798855803334
ISBN registration area
United States (ISBN 979-8)

Description

Historical fiction centered around the life and tragic death of the German Romantic poet and philosopher Karoline von Gunderrode.In 1806, when she was only twenty-six, Karoline von Gunderrode plunged a dagger through her heart. She was a gifted poet and philosopher, a member of the circle of Romantic writers such as Bettine Brentano, Clemens Brentano, and Achim von Arnim.