Sämtliche Werke - Kleist, Heinrich von 1777-1811; Laaths, Erwin 1904-1973 (Munich Knaur)
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (1777-1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, The Broken Jug, Amphitryon and Penthesilea, and the novellas Michael Kohlhaas and The Marquise of O. Kleist died by suicide together with Henriette Vogel, a close female friend who was terminally ill.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); 19th Century (1801-1900); Literature; Novel; Play (theater); Esthetics; Germany