"Faust was already quite exhausting for contemporaries"
Matthias Heine criticizes the practice of reading literary classics in simplified language at Berlin high schools, suggesting it reflects a loss of awareness about the value of intellectual effort.
On the Trail of the Secret: The Invention of Loreley
The article explores the origins and significance of Heinrich Heine's melancholic poem about Loreley, a mythical figure who lures sailors to their doom on the Rhine River.