Abstract
Auf den ersten Blick sollte es scheinen, als ob Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy und Heinrich Heine außerordentlich viele Gemeinsamkeiten verbunden hätten. Beide stammten aus dem Milieu des aufstrebenden jüdischen Bürgertums: Abraham Mendelssohn war Bankier zunächst in Hamburg, dann in Berlin, und auch in seiner Verwandtschaft befanden sich zahlreiche erfolgreiche Geschäftsleute; Samson Heine seinerseits betrieb ein zwar nur mäßig florierendes Textilgeschäft in Düsseldorf, aber sein Bruder Salomon — Heinrich Heines Onkel also — war einer der bedeutendsten Bankiers Hamburgs, und unter seiner Aufsicht fand auch die kurze Karriere Heines selbst in der Handelsbranche statt. Auch während Heines Aufenthalten in Berlin — anlässlich seines Studiums in den Jahren 1821 bis 1823 und noch einmal von Februar bis Juli 1829 — sind die Kontakte eng: Heine verkehrt in denselben intellektuellen Kreisen wie die Mendelssohns, ist sehr oft im Salon Rahel Varnhagens zu Gast und vor allem 1829 auch bei den Mendelssohns selbst.1
At first glance, it would seem as if Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Heinrich Heine had a great deal in common. Both came from the milieu of the rising Jewish bourgeoisie: Abraham Mendelssohn was a banker first in Hamburg, then in Berlin, and his relatives included many successful business people; Samson Heine, for his part, operated a modestly flourishing textile business in Dusseldorf, but his brother Salomon - Heinrich Heine's uncle - was one of Hamburg's most important bankers, and under his supervision Heines's short career even took place in the retail industry. Even during Heine's stay in Berlin - during his studies in the years 1821 to 1823 and again from February to July 1829 - the contacts are close:1
At first glance, it would seem as if Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Heinrich Heine had a great deal in common. Both came from the milieu of the rising Jewish bourgeoisie: Abraham Mendelssohn was a banker first in Hamburg, then in Berlin, and his relatives included many successful business people; Samson Heine, for his part, operated a modestly flourishing textile business in Dusseldorf, but his brother Salomon - Heinrich Heine's uncle - was one of Hamburg's most important bankers, and under his supervision Heines's short career even took place in the retail industry. Even during Heine's stay in Berlin - during his studies in the years 1821 to 1823 and again from February to July 1829 - the contacts are close:1
Translated title of the contribution | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Heinrich Heine |
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Original language | German |
Title of host publication | Heine-Jahrbuch 2000 |
Editors | Joseph A. Kruse |
Publisher | J.B. Metzler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung und C.E. Poeschel Verlag GmbH Stuttgart-Weimar |
Pages | 111-134 |
Number of pages | 24 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783476027221 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783476017901 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Publication series
Name | Heine-Jahrbuch |
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