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Klopstock

Klopstock

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A German poet known for the epic poem The Messiah and early Romantic ideas
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Klopstock
  • The German poet Klopstock is renowned for his epic work 'The Messiah,' which greatly influenced early Romanticism.
  • German poet Klopstock
  • Klopstock moved to Copenhagen

Examples

  • Financially supported by King Frederick V of Denmark, Klopstock moved to Copenhagen in 1751 and remained there for nineteen years.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Influenced by Klopstock's epic Messias, Denis wrote his translation in Homeric hexameters.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Consequently, many Germans, among them Klopstock, decided it was an opportune time to return to their homeland.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Once home, Klopstock continued to view Ossian as the forefather of German literature.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To Klopstock, the importance of the Poems of Ossian did not lie simply in their texts, but also in the music which supposedly accompanied them.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Awareness of Ossian in both Denmark and Germany originally sprang from a single source, the German poet Klopstock.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Klopstock believed that by studying the music to the Poems of Ossian, he could decipher the rhythmic structure of ancient poetry.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To find the first traces of Ossian in Danish literature, one must return to Klopstock's years in Copenhagen and the project he proposed to Johannes Ewald.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In 1769, he wrote to Macpherson requesting the music to Ossian's texts, but Macpherson never responded, so Klopstock endeavored to collect the music through other means.

    Academic text (1998)
  • With the help of J.H.E. Bernstorff, the patron and protector of the German Circle in Copenhagen, Klopstock devised a plan that required the assistance of a young Dane named Johannes Ewald.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

A German poet famous for the long poem The Messiah

has identical meaning but uses the shorter surname form

Surface Forms

Klopstock main

Etymology

Klopstock is a German family name made from klop- 'to knock' and stock 'stick' or 'staff'. A helpful way to remember the poet Klopstock is to imagine someone who 'knocks' with a 'stick', like a writer whose words 'strike' and move readers.