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Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

German poet, born at Quedlinburg; distinguished as the author of an epic poem entitled the "Messiah," which is his chief work, his treatment of which invested him with a certain sense of sanctity, and the publication of which did much to quicken and elevate the literary life of Germany (1724-1803).

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​k/klopstock-friedrich-gottlieb.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.