Der Fischer (Goethe)
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"Der Fischer" (English: The Fisherman) is a 1779 ballad by Goethe.[1]
Musical settings
- Alphons Diepenbrock
- Anton Eberl
- Hans Sommer (1837-1922)
- Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883)
- Anselm Hüttenbrenner (1794-1868)
- Fanny Mendelssohn
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
References
- ^ Forces of Nature: Natural(-izing) Gender and Gender(-ing) Nature 1443808857 Bernadette H. Hyner, Precious McKenzie Stearns - 2009 "Goethe's poem “Der Fischer” (The Fisherman”) describes an exchange between a fisher and a mermaid who accuses him of luring her brood. As revenge, she enchants him with her song and pulls him into the water. "