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Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, (born July 2, 1724, Quedlinburg, Saxony [Germany]—died March 14, 1803, Hamburg), German epic and lyric poet whose subjective vision marked a break with the rationalism that had dominated German literature in the early 18th century.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was a German poet. His best known work is his epic poem Der Messias (“The Messiah”). His service to German literature was to open it up to exploration outside of French models. Klopstock was born at Quedlinburg, the eldest son of a lawyer.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803) was the first modern German poet and the forerunner of Goethe. Klopstock's Iyrical poetry reveals the timelessness of his great genius. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was born at Quedlinburg in Lower Saxony on July 2, 1724.

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Overview. Volumes. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803) is one of the most important figures in the history of German literature. He is seen as paving the way for the age of sentimentalism, Sturm und Drang, and the literature of experience. Klopstock was an ingenious linguistic innovator, and he established a body of work of lasting ...

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This article considers Friedich Gottlieb Klopstock as an unlikely contributor to a “New Enlightenment.” Using Klopstock's work on declamation, orthography, and meter, it argues that Klopstock foreg...

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock was a German poet. His best known works are the epic poem Der Messias and the poem Die Auferstehung, that was used for Gustav Mahler's epic apocalyptic final movement of his Symphony no. 2. One of his major contributions to German literature was to open it up to exploration outside of French models.