Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Heinrich von Kleist
Born: October 18, 1777
Died: November 21, 1811 (aged 34)
Bio: Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him, as was the Kleist Theater in his birthplace.
Known for:
- Penthesilea (1808)
- Michael Kohlhaas (1810)
- The Broken Jug
- The Prince of Homburg
- The Marquise of O (1808)