Atta Troll And Other Poems

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"Atta Troll" from Heinrich Heine. German poet (1797-1856).

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"[...]reaction, and even of mocking the loftiest human ideals. As to the esthetic worth of my poem—of that I thought but little, as I still do to-day—I wrote it solely for my own joy and pleasure, in the fanciful dreamy manner of that romantic school in which I whiled away my happiest years of youth, and then wound up by thrashing the schoolmaster. Possibly in this regard my poem is to be condemned. But thou liest, Brutus, thou too, Cassius, and even thou, Asinius, when ye declare that my mockery is levelled against those ideals which constitute the noble achievements of man, for which I too have wrought and suffered so much. No, it[...]".

Atta Troll is a satirical poem by Heinrich Heine, first published in 1843. The poem is a series of fantastical and often absurd adventures of Atta Troll, a giant bear, as he travels through Europe. Atta Troll is a parody of contemporary German politics and society, and is full of dark humor, satire, and irony. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Heinrich Heine: Atta Troll. German English Zweisprachige Ausgabe. Übersetzt von Hermann Georg Scheffauer Erstdruck in: Zeitung für die elegante Welt (Leipzig), Januar bis März 1843. Neuausgabe. Großformat, 210 x 297 mm Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2021. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Heinrich Heine: Werke und Briefe in zehn Bänden. Herausgegeben von Hans Kaufmann, 2. Auflage, Berlin und Weimar: Aufbau, 1972. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: Unter Verwendung der Zeichnung Tanzbär von Hans Burgkmair von 1498. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt. Henricus - Edition Deutsche Klassik GmbH