Eduard Mörike
Eduard Mörike (
September 8,
1804 -
June 4,
1875) was a German
romantic poet. He studied Theology at the Seminary of
Tübingen, and followed the ecclesiastical career, becoming a
Lutheran pastor and, after his early retirement for reasons of health, a lecturer in
German literature. He wrote the
bildungsroman Maler Nolten ("The painter Nolten"), and
lieder (songs) of great purity of form, which have been compared to those of
Goethe. He also wrote the
novella Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag ("
Mozart's journey to
Prague",
1855).