Brief Analysis and Appreciation of German Winter Fairy Tales

A Brief Analysis of German Foreign Literature "A Fairy Tale in Winter"

Heine (1797- 1856), the most representative battle poem, is also a "poetic journey", which describes the poet's experiences and feelings in Germany after nearly 13 years in exile in France. Long poems are organized according to the clue that the poet traveled all the way to Hamburg after entering Germany. They use dreams, fantasies, fairy tales and legends to form artistic images, which are used to describe the backwardness of German society, politics, economy and culture, and highlight the theme expressed in the title "Germany, a fairy tale in a winter": the social reality of feudal Germany is as cold as winter and as absurd as fairy tales.

Long poems can be divided into four parts according to their ideological content. The poet first pointed the irony and criticism at the German feudal reactionary rule represented by Prussia. This part not only sharply satirizes the censorship of books and newspapers, mercilessly ridicules the ignorance and stubbornness of militarists, and profoundly exposes all kinds of crimes of the church, but also expresses the great revolutionary indignation of the national emblem of Prussia Eagle, and wants to "call bird-hunting experts in the Rhine region to have a good shot", expressing the poet's hatred of feudal rule and his determination to carry out revolution by violence. The long poem also strongly criticized the compromise thought that German liberals hoped to have a wise emperor to save Germany. After waking up from a hundred years' sleep, the poet led an army to conquer the evil legend, caricatured the red beard emperor as a ridiculous figure to show off antiques, and pointed out that "the emperor is not needed" to unify and revitalize Germany. This is not only a denial of William IV and Ferdinand I who dreamed of pursuing the German throne, but also a severe criticism of nationalism and quintessence advocated by liberals. It is also a sweeping away of the popular fantasy of expecting the rebirth of the Red Beard Emperor and an awakening of the people's revolutionary spirit. The long poem also strongly condemned the bourgeois habits of the German bourgeoisie and ordinary citizens. Under the violent control of German feudal rule and reactionary ideology, the bourgeoisie is very weak and the petty bourgeoisie sticks to the rules. In view of this situation, the poem regards the image of Han Mogna, the guardian goddess of Hamburg, as the embodiment of bourgeois philistine, saying that the "future of Germany" she yearns for only symbolizes the continued existence of the stinking "36 cesspits" in 36 German States, and scornfully ridicules the narrow, selfish and vulgar ideals of bourgeois philistine. While predicting that "the hypocritical old times are disappearing", long poems express their ardent yearning for a bright and happy future world: "A new generation is growing" and "We want to build a kingdom of heaven on the ground", encouraging people to choose the road of revolution in order to realize their beautiful ideals-long poems have great practical significance.

Long poems combine realism with romanticism, and interweave the pictures of real life with the realm of fantasy. The description of reality in poetry is good at grasping the essential things and sketching and summarizing them widely, and the life picture will stand out. The romantic fantasy imagination in poetry is the artistic expression of the poet's ideals and wishes. Satire and exaggeration are also widely and successfully used in long poems. In poetry, things are often exaggerated first, and then ridiculed and joked, which is ingenious, spicy and dripping, greatly enhancing the combat effectiveness of long poems. This poet is both an outstanding satirist and a master of language. One of the main reasons why long poems have great artistic charm is that the language is popular, the words and sentences are refined, the metaphors are vivid and the dialogue is humorous.