Ludwig Uhland

Steel engraving from: Moderne Klassiker. Deutsche Literaturgeschichte der neueren Zeit in Biographien, Kritiken und Proben. Mit Portraits. Vierunddreißigster Band
Cassel: Ernst Balde, 1854
StadtMuseum Bonn

Robert Schumann owned an edition of Uhland’s “Poems” (published in 1837 at Cotta in the 11th edition) that was given to him, which was noticed on the flyleaf of the book: "From Oswald Lorenz given / received in the year 1840 / Robert Schumann". Uhland's poems trace back to a number of Schumann's compositions, including the inspired to the choir ballads „Des Sängers Fluch“ (The Singer's Curse) op. 139, „Das Glück von Edenhall“ (The Luck of Edenhall) op. 143 and „Der Königssohn“ (The King's son) op. 116. (I.B.)




Translation: Katharina Ma