HÖlderlin, Friedrich
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HOLDERLIN, FRIEDRICH fre drikh hol d rlin, 1770 1843, German lyric poet. Befriended and influenced by Schiller, Holderlin produced, before the onset of insanity at 36, lofty yet subjective poetry, modeled on classic Greek verse. Little known...