Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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An introduction to one of the most famous as well as most neglected pieces of German literature of all time. (… in which I cannot make up my mind as to how to pronounce the R sound.)

The hosts and creators of GermanLitMonth:
beautyisasleepingcat.com/2019/09/16/announcing-german-literature-month-2019
lizzysiddal.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/announcing-german-literature-month-ix

Also check out Mel’s video:
youtube.com/watch?v=Pio3xVEiO2w
and Juliana's blog post:
theblankgarden.com/2019/10/14/german-literature-month-2019

Mentioned Texts beside the Nibelungenlied:
Gottfried von Straßburg’s Tristan:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_(Gottfried_von_Stra%C3%9Fburg)
Euripides’ Medea:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea_(play)


🥨 My (very Bavarian) short story 'An Alpine Idol', published in the TulipTree Review Humor issue of 2025:
https://a.co/d/i936G89 (or in your national store!)


~ Me, Elsewhere ~
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/16148155-eva-strange
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Twitter: twitter.com/evastraenge