Index:Life of Jean Paul Frederic Richter (Lee).djvu
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION. Sketch of the Fichtelgebirge, the Birthplace of Rich- TER 1 PART I. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. CHAPTER I. WuNSiEDEL. — Birth. — Grandparents 9 CHAPTER II. Which includes the Time from August, 1775, to January, 1776. — Joditz, — Village Idyls 23 CHAPTER III. Schwarzenbach-on-the-Saale. — First Kiss. — Rector. — The Lord's Supper 71 PAKT 11. FROM JEAN PAUL's ENTRANCE INTO THE HOF GYMNASIUM, TILL AFTER HIS FIRST VISIT IN WEIMAR. CHAPTER I. Remarks upon the Autobiography. — Removal to Schwar- ZEKBACH. — Self-Education. — Loss of Childish Faith 89 CHAPTER II. HoF Gymnasium. — School Anecdotes. — Death of the Father. — Domestic Troubles 101 CHAPTER III. Youthful Friendships. — Werther Period. — First Book- making. — "On the Practice of Thinking" . . . 110 CHAPTER IV. Richter enters the University of Leipzig. — Letters from Leipzig. — Change of Studies. — Letters to his Mother 119 CHAPTER V. Extracts from .Journal. — First Literary Effort. — Greenland Lawsuits 136 CHAPTER VI. Extreme Poverty. — First Success. — Costume Contro- versy 149 CHAPTER VII. Love Passage. — Second Volume of GREENLA]|n> Law- suits. — Pressing Poverty. — Flight from Leipzig. — Domestic Circumstances in Hof. — Book of Devotion 166
CHAPTER VIII. Christian Otto. — Studies. — Herman. — His Death . 171 CHAPTER IX. Adam von Oerthel. — Residence at Topen. — Death of HIS Friend. — Change of Views 181 CHAPTER X. RiCHTER TAKES A SCHOOL AT SCHWARZENBACH. — METHOD OF Instruction. — Female Pupils and Friends . . 192 CHAPTER XI. Richter's first Serious Work. — "The Little School- master Wuz." — "The Invisible Lodge." — First Suc- cess. — Sabbath Weeks of Life. — "Hesperus " . . 207 CHAPTER XII. Richter visits Bayreuth. — The Jew Emanuel. — The Original of Clotilda. — "Siebenkas." — Letter from Septimus Fixlein 225 CHAPTER XIII. Letters from Weimar. — Letter from Madam von Kalb. — Richter prepares to go to Weimar .... 234 CHAPTER XIV. First Visit in Weimar. — Letters from Weimar. — Goe- the. — Herder. — Schiller. — Wieland .... 239 CHAPTER XV. Madam von Kalb. — Letters. — Close of Richteb's Inti- macy with Madam von Kalb 262 PART III. FROM JEAN Paul's first visit in weimar to his FINAL RESIDENCE IN BAYREUTH. CHAPTER I. Prince Hohenlohe. — Madam von Krudener. — Letters. — " Jubelsenior." — " Campanek Thal " .... 261 CHAPTER II. RiCHTER VISITS THE FrAUZENBATH IN EgER. — DeATH OF HIS JIother. — Emilie von Beklespsh. — Removal from HoF TO Leipzig 270 CHAPTER III. Residence in Leipzig. — Letters. — Emilie von Berlespsh. — Visits Dresden 279 CHAPTER IV. Richter returns to Weimar. — Wieland. — Goethe. — Herder. — His Attachment to Jean Paul. — Philoso- phy. — Madam von Kalb 292 CHAPTER V. Richter visits the Court op Hildburghausen. — Mademoi- selle von F. — The four Sister Princesses. — Dedica- tion of Titan. — Visits Berlin 306 CHAPTER VI. Richter removes to Berlin. — Introduction to Caroline Meyer. — The Meyer Family. — The " Verlobung " , 317 CHAPTER VII. Eichter's Petition to the King of Prussia. — Marriage. — Caroline's Letters from Weimar .... 830 CHAPTER VIII. Residence in Meiningen.—Letters.—Birth of Richter's FIRST Child.—Dog's Petition 338 CHAPTER IX. Titan 346 CHAPTER X. Richter leaves Meiningen.—Removes to Coburg.—Birth of his Son.—Death of Herder.—" FlegelJAHKE."—Bayreuth . 856 PART IV. FROM JEAN Paul's residence in bayreuth to his DEATH. CHAPTER I. Richter removes to Bayreuth.—Social Position.—Personal Appearance and Habits.—Family.—Letter FROM his Eldest Daughter 367 CHAPTER II. "Introduction to ^Esthetics."—"Freedom Pamphlet."—"Lev'^ana."—Richter's View of Napoleon.—Comic Works.—Letter to General Bebnadotte . . . 377 CHAPTER III. Pecuniary Embarrassments.—Prince Dalberg.—Paul receives a small Pension.—Extract from Varnhagen von Ense's Memoirs 890 CHAPTER IV. Domestic Letters.—Journey to Erlangen.—Journey TO Nurnberq.—Jacobi 401 CHAPTER V. KiCHTER IX Relation with the Unhappy.—Letters. — Maria Forster 413 CHAPTER VI. Eichtek's Love of Travelling.—Visits Prince Dalberg.—Visits Heidelberg.—Receives his Doctor's Diploma.—Henry Voss.—Animal Magnetism . . 430 CHAPTER VII. Visits MuNCHEN.—Richter.—His Son Max.—His Melancholy and Death 445 CHAPTER VIII. Richter visits Dresden.—The Impression he made upon his Relatives 454 CHAPTER IX. The purely Comic Works of Jean Paul.—The Life of FiBEL.—Nicholas Margraf, or the Comet . . . 462 CHAPTER X. Richter visits Nurnburg on Account of his Eyes. — Kanne.—His Blindness.—Last Letters.—"Selina" 471 CONCLUSION 489 APPENDIX 603 |