NIKOLAUS LENAU
\nˈɪkəlˌa͡ʊs lˈɛna͡ʊ], \nˈɪkəlˌaʊs lˈɛnaʊ], \n_ˈɪ_k_ə_l_ˌaʊ_s l_ˈɛ_n_aʊ]\
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pseudonym of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch von Strehlenau. A celebrated German lyric poet; born at Csatad, Hungary, Aug. 13, 1802; died at Oberdobling, near Vienna, Aug. 22, 1850. An unhappy love affair made him insane, and he died in a mad-house. He is widely known for his elegies. His works include "Savonarola" (1837), "The Albigenses" (1842), and others; all of gloomy tendency.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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