Selected Poems of Heine
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Summary
Editor's review
Published by Tianjin People's Publishing House, this translation strikes a fine balance between fidelity and fluency, conveying the musical beauty of the original while accommodating the reading habits of Chinese readers. Readers new to Heine may begin with widely beloved lyrics such as "On Wings of Song" and "You Are Like a Flower" to feel the innocence and sorrow of his Romantic period; those already acquainted with his work will find it rewarding to delve into political satires such as Germany, A Winter's Tale and "The Silesian Weavers," and to sense the poet's anguished scrutiny of his homeland's fate and his incisive critique of social reality during his exile in Paris. Heine's poetry offers not only aesthetic pleasure but a training in thought—he plants seeds of doubt within sweet melodies and hides social allegory within love's laments, and this tension between art and thought is precisely the enduring core of his work.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literature lovers seeking a systematic understanding of German Romantic poetry and its transformation
- Readers interested in 19th-century European intellectual currents and the spiritual history of intellectuals
- Readers looking for poetry that combines linguistic beauty with intellectual depth
- Students and researchers in German literature or comparative literature
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting light entertainment or purely recreational reading
- Readers without basic knowledge of the political and historical background who may struggle to grasp the allegories in the satirical poems
Reading tips
- Reading in chronological order is recommended to follow the shift in Heine's style from Romantic lyricism to social critique
- Consulting the translator's notes or briefly reviewing German history around 1848 while reading will aid understanding of the metaphors in Poems of the Times
- Try reading the lyrical pieces of the Book of Songs aloud to experience the musicality and rhythm of Heine's verse firsthand
About the publisher
Tianjin People's Publishing House publishes across such fields as classic works, foreign literature, architecture, social culture and social sciences, with 749 relevant titles in the collection. In the areas of classics and scholarship, works such as Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua and Fei Xiaotong's From the Soil and Fertility and Reproduction reflect a sustained attention to social culture and classic texts of thought. Architectural books are represented by Liang Sicheng's Annotated Yingzao Fashi and A History of Chinese Architecture, showing an emphasis on architectural heritage and building traditions. In foreign literature, translations of Sholokhov's And Quiet Flows the Don and Tolstoy's War and Peace and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, through the work of translators such as Li Gang and Yu Dawei, form a substantial series of translated works. Overall, the press combines classic texts, scholarly works and fine translations, with a publishing character oriented toward humanistic depth and the dissemination of knowledge.
Contents
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- 星星们动也不动……
- 乘着歌声的翅膀……
- 一棵松树在北方……
- 一个青年爱一个姑娘……
- 他们使我苦恼……
- 他们坐在桌旁喝茶……
- 一颗星星落下来……
- 罗累莱
- 你美丽的打鱼姑娘……
- 每逢我在清晨……
- 这是一个坏天气……
- 我们那时是小孩……
- 我的心，你不要忧悒……
- 世界和人生太不完整……
- 《哈尔茨山游记》序诗
- 宣告
- 海中幻影
- 向海致敬
- 蝴蝶爱着玫瑰花
- 蓝色的春天的眼睛
- 你写的那封信……
- 星星迈着金脚漫游……
- 天是这样黯淡、平凡……
- 海在阳光里照耀
- 悲剧
- 相逢
- 教义
- 警告
- 给一个政治诗人
- 夜巡逻来到巴黎
- 变质
- 生命的航行
- 给赫尔威
- 倾向
- 调换来的怪孩子
- 镇定
- 颠倒世界
- 领悟
- 等着吧
- 夜思
- 西利西亚的纺织工人
- 颂歌
- 与敌人周旋
- 一六四九——一七九三——？？？
- 贝尔根的无赖
- 查理一世
- 现在往哪里去？
- 世道
- 死祭
- 一八四九年十月
- 决死的哨兵
- 抛掉那些神圣的比喻……
- 善人
- 克雷温克尔市恐怖时期追忆
- 谒见
- 泪谷
- 谁有一颗心……
- 我的白昼晴朗……
- 德国，一个冬天的童话
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About the author
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) was a renowned German lyric poet and writer, born into a Jewish merchant family in Düsseldorf. From 1831 he lived in exile in Paris, where he remained until his death. His major works include the Buch der Lieder, Germany: A Winter's Tale, and Romanzero, and he is regarded as the most important German poet after Goethe. His lyric poetry is fresh in language and sincere in feeling, often tinged with irony and political concern, and has been widely set to music by composers in many countries. This collection contains seven of his works, including Selected Lyric Poems, Selected Poems, and The Harz Journey, mostly in Feng Zhi's classic translations, offering a glimpse of Heine's poetry and prose.
Feng Zhi (1905–1993), originally named Feng Chengzhi and a native of Zhuozhou, Hebei, was a modern Chinese writer, poet, translator and scholar. After studying in Germany, he received a doctorate in philosophy from Heidelberg University. Returning to China, he devoted himself to teaching and research, serving as a professor at National Southwestern Associated University and Peking University, and as director of the Institute of Foreign Literature at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His work spans poetry, fiction and scholarly writing, with representative works including the poetry collection Sonnets, the novel Wu Zixu and the study Biography of Du Fu. His verse is restrained and profound, often carrying philosophical reflection within everyday experience, while his scholarship is marked by solid materials and discerning judgment. As a translator, he introduced German literature to Chinese readers; his versions of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet and Schiller's Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man have been widely read and have had a lasting influence on modern Chinese literature and foreign literary studies.
