HEINRICH WILHELM VON GERSTENBERG
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A German dramatist, critic, and poet; born in Tondern, Schleswig, Jan. 3, 1737; died at Altona, Nov. 1, 1823. He studied law at Jena, and then entered the Danish army. He subsequently lived in Copenhagen. His literary career began with "Trifles", a collection of verse. "War Songs of the Danish Grenadiers", "Song of a Scandinavian Bard", "The Bride", and "Ariadne in Naxos", succeeded, important and in many respects splendid efforts of poetic genius. His "Letters on the Striking Things in Literature" and his tragedy of "Ugolino" have proved very popular. As a critic he pays special attention to Shakespeare and to the old dramatists of England.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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