Heinrich von Kleist

Heinrich von Kleist

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1777-10-18
Deathday: 1811-11-21 (34 years old)

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Biography

Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (18 October 1777 – 21 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist, considered among the greatest of the 19th century. Poets of the Realist, Expressionist, Nationalist, and Existentialist movements in France and Germany saw their prototype in Kleist.


His first tragedy was Die Familie Schroffenstein (The Schroffenstein Family), his second Penthesilea (1808), but more successful than either of these was his romantic play, Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1808), a poetic drama which retained its popularity for many years. In comedy, Kleist made a name with Der zerbrochne Krug (The Broken Jug; 1808), while Amphitryon (1808), an adaptation of Molière's comedy, received critical acclaim long after his death. Die Hermannsschlacht (1809) is a dramatic work of anti-Napoleonic propaganda, that has been described by Carl Schmitt as the "greatest partisan work of all time". Kleist also wrote patriotic lyrics in the context of the Napoleonic Wars.


Kleist also wrote highly influential works of narrative prose. Kleist also wrote eight masterly novellas, collected in Erzählungen (1810–11), of which Das Erdbeben in Chili (The Earthquake in Chile), Michael Kohlhaas, and Die Marquise von O… remain well-known. His stories influenced those of Franz Kafka and Friedrich Halm.


Embittered by the lack of recognition accorded him by his contemporaries, particularly Goethe, he came to know an incurably sick woman, Henriette Vogel, who begged him to kill her. This gave Kleist the final incentive to end his life, and on November 21, 1811, he shot Henriette and himself on the shore of the Wannsee. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him, as was the Kleist Theater in his birthplace Frankfurt an der Oder.

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Filmography

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The Child

The Child (2022)

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Cacaya

Cacaya (2017)

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Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)

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The Seed of Discord

The Seed of Discord (2008)

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Käthchens Traum

Käthchens Traum (2004)

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The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull (1999)

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The Prince of Homburg

The Prince of Homburg (1997)

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Writer
In-vulnerabilità d'Achille (tra Sciro e Ilio)

In-vulnerabilità d'Achille (tra Sciro e Ilio) (1997)

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Writer
A Dream, What Else?

A Dream, What Else? (1995)

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Writer
Anekdote aus dem letzten preußischen Kriege

Anekdote aus dem letzten preußischen Kriege (1995)

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Der Prinz von Homburg

Der Prinz von Homburg (1994)

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Der zerbrochne Krug

Der zerbrochne Krug (1991)

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The Marquise of O.

The Marquise of O. (1989)

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Innocence Unknown

Innocence Unknown (1988)

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A Strange Passion

A Strange Passion (1984)

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Writer
Der zerbrochene Krug

Der zerbrochene Krug (1984)

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The Family or Schroffenstein

The Family or Schroffenstein (1984)

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Writer
Amphitryon

Amphitryon (1982)

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Ragtime

Ragtime (1981)

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Novel
La seducción

La seducción (1981)

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Das Käthchen von Heilbronn

Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1980)

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Catherine de Heilbronn

Catherine de Heilbronn (1980)

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Heinrich

Heinrich (1977)

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Writer
The Prince of Homburg

The Prince of Homburg (1977)

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Writer
The Marquise of O

The Marquise of O (1976)

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Writer
Earthquake in Chile

Earthquake in Chile (1975)

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Der zerbrochene Krug

Der zerbrochene Krug (1974)

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Writer
Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons

Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons (1974)

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Writer
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1973)

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Writer
Die Gräfin von Rathenow

Die Gräfin von Rathenow (1973)

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San Domingo

San Domingo (1970)

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Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel (1969)

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Maiden, You please Me

Maiden, You please Me (1969)

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Das Käthchen von Heilbronn

Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1968)

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Der Findling

Der Findling (1967)

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Writer
Der zerbrochene Krug

Der zerbrochene Krug (1967)

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Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1966)

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Writer
Der zerbrochene Krug

Der zerbrochene Krug (1965)

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Writer
Amphitryon

Amphitryon (1961)

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Prinz Friedrich von Homburg

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1961)

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Writer
Der zerbrochene Krug

Der zerbrochene Krug (1959)

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Writer
The Broken Jug

The Broken Jug (1937)

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Writer
Les dieux s'amusent

Les dieux s'amusent (1935)

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Writer
Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds

Amphitryon: Happiness from the Clouds (1935)

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Theatre Play
Der zerbrochene Krug

Der zerbrochene Krug (1934)

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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1777-10-18

Deathday
1811-11-21 (34 years old)

Birth Place
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Father
Joachim Friedrich von Kleist

Mother
Juliane Ulrike von Pannwitz

Relatives
Margarethe von Brasch

Citizenships
Kingdom of Prussia

Also Known As
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist


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