Heinrich von Kleist
Noun
Meaning
German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
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In " The Philosophy of Composition " (1846) Poe argued that a literary work should be short enough for a reader to finish in one sitting. citation In Germany, the first collection of short stories was by Heinrich von Kleist in 1810 and 1811.
In 1808 the German Heinrich von Kleist 's play Die Hermannsschlacht aroused anti- Napoleonic sentiment, even though it could not be performed under occupation.