
Welcome to www.droste-forschung.de - an Internet presentation on
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797 - 1848), German authoress
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Sincerely Nothing that I have said, not one word, Not one clasp of my hands Not one endearing glance of my eyes, Or whatever I have written, Is mere breath or empty air Nor any tremor of my fingers - It is the burning striving of my soul Bursting forth through a thousand gates (Annette von Droste-Hülshoff 1838) |
droste-forschung.de is the forum for research, exchange of information and discussion about Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.
It compiles interesting facts about the life, work and impact of Droste.
It includes an on-line edition of the authoress's works, which will be completed gradually.
It provides current information about events featuring Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (lectures and talks, exhibitions, theatre and music programmes); reports on new publications and offers regular bibliographic summaries.
It forms an informative nodal point in the world-wide web and attempts to bring together international activities featuring Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.
droste-forschung.de is a project of the Westfalen-Lippe Regional Agency's Commission for Literature for Westphalia
All English texts including the translations of Droste's works were prepared by Sydney G. Swan.