Welcome to Droste-Portal,
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-Portal 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 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-Portal 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.
Current Issues
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Contact
Literaturkommission für Westfalen
Droste-Forschungsstelle
Salzstr. 38 - Erbdrostenhof
48143 Münster / Germany
Correspondent:
Dr. Jochen Grywatsch
Tel.: 0251/ 591-4681
Fax: 0251/ 591-6713
E-Mail: Jochen Grywatsch@lwl.org
