Emil Rittershaus
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Friedrich Emil Rittershaus (3 April 1834 – 8 March 1897) was a German poet.
Biography[]
He was born in Barmen (now Wuppertal), Germany. His poetry, marked by simple feeling, fine diction, and original matter, won great popularity. He died in Barmen. His daughter, Adeline, was a philologist, scholar, and champion for the equality of women.
Works[]
The best known of his works are:
- Gedichte[1] (Poems; 1856; 8th ed. 1891)
- Am Rhein und beim Wein [2](By the Rhine and with wine; 1884; 3d ed. 1893)
- Buch der Leidenschaft (Book of passion; 1886)
- In Bruderliebe und Brudertreue (In brotherly love and brotherly fidelity; 1893)
- Westfalenlied (Westfalia Anthem; 1886)
- Spruchperlen heitrer lebenskunst [3] (Proverbs of cheerful life; 1893)
Notes[]
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (July 2013) |
- ^ Rittershaus, Emil (1880). Gedichte (in German). Eduard Trewendt. p. 1.
Emil Rittershaus.
- ^ Am Rhein und beim Wein: Gedichte (in German). Keil. 1900.
- ^ Rittershaus, Emil (1893). Spruchperlen heitrer lebenskunst (in German). G. Grote.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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