# Die Harzreise

By Heinrich Heine.

"Die Harzreise" by Heinrich Heine is a travel account written in 1824 and published in 1826. It chronicles Heine's wandering through the Harz mountains as a Göttingen student, blending traditional travel narrative with sharp satire. He mocks academic traditions and small-town philistinism while contrasting the commercialized Brocken mountain tourism with the pristine Ilse valley. Through encounters with locals and lyrical interludes, Heine explores folk tales and legends, creating a witty commentary on contemporary literary and social culture that became his first major success. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: German
- Editor: Otto F. Lachmann
- Subjects: German poetry -- 19th century; Harz Mountains (Germany) -- Description and travel

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