Graf von Loeben and the Legend of Lorelei / From "Modern Philology" vol. 13 (1915)

A scholarly study surveys a nineteenth-century German poet and novelist, assessing his prolific output, translations, and major works, and situating him among contemporaries. It traces reception by peers, notices influence on and from figures like Goethe and Eichendorff, and argues that despite popularity he lacked lasting poetic strength. Close readings of two prose tales illustrate recurring romantic motifs — tournaments, sickbed introspection, triangular love, music, art, medieval and classical allusions — and stylistic features such as archaisms, interpolated lyrics, and sentimental idealization. The piece balances biographical detail, publication history, and textual analysis to explain both his nineteenth-century importance and later obscurity.