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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff - Part 2
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Droste-Hülshoff - Rezeption
In an 1843 letter to a friend, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff wrote: "Ich mag und will j e t z t nicht berühmt werden, aber nach hundert Jahren möcht ich gelesen werden." ("I don't wish or want to become famous now, but I'd like to be read in a hundred years.") She never could have imagined just how popular she would become in the 150-plus years following her death. She never sold more than 2000 copies of her works during her lifetime, but her 200th birthday in 1997 was cause for tributes of many kinds. She was known by only a small literary circle at the time of her death in 1848, but today die Droste is one of Germany's best-known and respected literary figures—a fact confirmed by the many organizations and Web sites devoted to her.
The literary and historical interpretations of her work have undergone constant change over the years. Her recognition began to grow around 1879 when Annette's old love, Levin Schücking, published a three-volume collection of her works. Later her letters were also published. During the Nazi era, although her books were neither burned nor banned, Droste-Hülshoff was not particularly in favor. But after the war, her 150th birthday in 1947 brought her more popularity and attention. With the growth of the women's liberation movement in the 1970s, die Droste became a symbol of a successful woman in a male-dominated society. In 1997 the poet's 200th birthday was the occasion for a special traveling Droste-Hülshoff exhibition that was seen in Münster, Berlin and Düsseldorf.
Below is a selection of Web sites related to Droste-Hülshoff. Also see Part One of our Annette von Droste-Hülshoff pages for more information.
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Die Droste - Leben und Werk
Droste-Hülshoff - Projekt Gutenberg
Biografie und Werke von Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. Read her poems and the novella Die Judenbuche online. From Projekt Gutenberg.
Die Droste-Gesellschaft
This German society's Web site is devoted to "die Droste," Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. In German.
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff - Xlibris
An online collection of some of her works, from Xlibris.de. "Die Dichtung der Annette ist in Wahrheit eine Verdichtung: Aus tausend Blumenblättern ist ein Tropfen Wohlgeruch gepreßt." She's number two on the list of names ("Autoren").
Droste-Forschung.de
A very good German site with extensive information about the author and her works. Includes links to the places where Droste-Hülshoff lived, plus Droste museums in Germany.
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
A nice English overview and bibliography in English by Sara Friedrichsmeyer.
Baroness Annette Elisabeth von Hülshoff
An interesting view of the poetess in English from the online Catholic Encyclopedia.
Bibliography - Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Links to online and print material related to Droste-Hülshoff. From the BYU library.
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Several pages of information by Rüdiger Suenner.
Die Droste - Geography
Burg Hülshoff
The family castle where Annette was born is now the Droste-Museum, park and café. Located near Havixbeck, about six miles west of Münster. Information and photos. In English or German.
Burg Meersburg
The castle on the Bodensee where Droste-Hülshoff did most of her writing.
Münster
The official Web site for the city of Münster in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Droste-Hülshoff was born nearby.
Münsterland
The region around Münster.
Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium
A German secondary school in Münster named for the author. Information and poems.
Pinkus Müller
A well-known brewery, pub and restaurant in Münster.
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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Part One of our pages about the German poetess.
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