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[Facts] Re: History of Lorelei?

by Chrisell

10/3/2005, 10:23 PM

Ok, that makes more sense - I was under the impression that the Lorelei legend predated Heine, but if it doesn't then certainly the rock might have been named earlier. This isn't my field of expertise, after all :-D

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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +1

10/4/2005, 7:27 AM

The tale of the Lorelei does predate Heine by at least a bit, since the first sure reference is in the work of the early 19th-century German poet Clemens Brentano. Experts seem to disagree on whether Brentano completely invented his story or whether he based it on a medieval tale.

- CerriC (guest)

10/5/2005, 11:50 PM

Thanks for clearing that up, Cleveland. Heine is the one I'm most familiar with, and the one who showed up most in my research, so I overlooked Clemens Brentano. :)

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