Hölderlin
Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843) was a German poet and translator whose work bridged late Enlightenment classicism and early German Romanticism. He is known for lyrical, highly elevated language and for a vision of poetry as a sacred, transformative force that links humans, nature, and the divine.
Born in Lauffen am Neckar, Hölderlin studied theology at the University of Tübingen's Stift, where he formed
Among his major works are the novel Hyperion (1797–1800) and a celebrated body of lyric poetry, including
From 1802 Hölderlin suffered a mental illness and spent the remainder of his life in various care
His influence extends beyond literature to philosophy and criticism, shaping later poets and European modernists through