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''' Atta Troll''' <German> (1843) is a | ''' Atta Troll''' <German> (1843) is a poem by [[Heinrich Heine]]. | ||
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
First to attribute John’s decapitation to a sexual desire on the part of Herodias, who demanded the head of the prophet and kissed it in the heat of passion. Translated into French, English and Italian, inspired Oscar Wilde’s play. | |||
==Editions, performances, translations== | ==Editions, performances, translations== | ||
Written in 1841, Heine’s Sommernachtstraum was first published in ''Die Zeitung für die elegante Welt'' (1843) and in its full final form as a separate publication in 1847. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 25 November 2009
Atta Troll <German> (1843) is a poem by Heinrich Heine.
Abstract
First to attribute John’s decapitation to a sexual desire on the part of Herodias, who demanded the head of the prophet and kissed it in the heat of passion. Translated into French, English and Italian, inspired Oscar Wilde’s play.
Editions, performances, translations
Written in 1841, Heine’s Sommernachtstraum was first published in Die Zeitung für die elegante Welt (1843) and in its full final form as a separate publication in 1847.