work1804 (Tieck); Romantic literary tale
Caspar David Friedrich, Rocky ravine in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (circa 1822). Wikimedia Commons
Der Runenberg
The one with the mountain, and the woman in the window.
To Explore
- What does Natursehnsucht mean within the context of German Romantic thought? How does it differ from related concepts such as Sehnsucht and Waldeinsamkeit?
- Who is the Bergfrau, and what traditions does she emerge from within Germanic folklore?
reference materials
Books
Der RunenbergLudwig Tieck, 1804
The Romantic fairy taleMarianne Thalmann
The witch: a history of fearRonald Hutton
From the beast to the blondeMaria Warner
Fairy tales and the art of subversionJack Snipes
Films
Aguirre: the wrath of GodWerner Herzog, 1972
StalkerAndrei Tarkovsky, 1979
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