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Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

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Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (German: [ˈklɔpʃtɔk]; 2 July 1724 – 14 March 1803) was a German poet. His best known works are the epic poem Der Messias ("The Messiah") and the poem Die Auferstehung ("The Resurrection"), with the latter set to music in the finale of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2. One of his major contributions to German literature was to open it up to exploration outside of French models.

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Philosophers who discussed Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Related ideas

• French Revolution
• John Milton
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Old Testament
• Philology
• Salvation
• Theology
• Leipzig University
• University of Jena
• Zurich
• Dogma
• Friedrich Schiller
• Depression (mood)
• Epic poetry
• Quarto

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Part of Classicism.

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