Works Of Jean Paul Essay

Jean Paul was a German Romantic writer in the late 18th and early 19th century. His most famous novel Titan portrayed his style of writing, which was very extreme during his life with Paul writing about vivid details particularly on the emotional spectrum. This is also showed in many admirers of Paul’s writing were predominantly women. Schumann said in respect for Jean Paul’s writing, “ In all of his works, Jean Paul mirrors himself, but always as two persons, he is Albano and Schoppe [in Titan], Seibankäs and Leibgeber [Seibenkäs], and Vult and Walt [Flegeljahire]”. Schumann also had projections of himself much like how Paul portrayed in his novels. This could have been the first sign of Schumann’s mental state deteriorating. One projection of himself was named Florestan, …show more content…
Clara had become part of Schumann’s writing in many ways even as a child when she would help copy poems to create a setting and, she was a accompanist on many of his compositions when he was a up and coming composer. Schumann had even begun professing his love for Clara in his own compositions by dedicating compositions to her. One example is when Schumann composed Impromptus su de Clara, Op. 5. Although it may not be a romantic gesture, it first signified their relationship through music and through love . Schumann showed his love for Clara even more when he composed Sonata in F# minor Op.11. At the time Friedrich was trying to end the relationship between the two and this was Schumann’s way that he could reach out to Clara and profess his love to her. When Robert and Clara were finally able to be married in 1840, he composed over 100 songs all of which were beautifully written and were even considered some of the greatest works in the entire Romantic era that he wrote in a one year period. This is said generally to be the happiest moments of Schumann’s life as he was able to marry his one true love,