Editing Ludwig Tieck (section)

==Early life==
Tieck was born in [[Berlin]], the son of a rope-maker. His siblings were the sculptor [[Christian Friedrich Tieck]] and the poet [[Sophie Tieck]]. He was educated at the {{Interlanguage link|Friedrichswerdersches Gymnasium|de}}, where he learned Greek and Latin, as required in most preparatory schools. He also began learning Italian at a very young age, from a grenadier with whom he became acquainted. Through this friendship, Tieck was given a first-hand look at the poor, which could be linked to his work as a Romanticist. He later attended the universities of [[University of Halle|Halle]], [[University of Göttingen|Göttingen]], and [[University of Erlangen-Nuremberg|Erlangen]]. At Göttingen, he studied [[Shakespeare]] and [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] drama.<ref name=EB1911/>

On returning to Berlin in 1794, Tieck attempted to make a living by writing. He contributed a number of short stories (1795&ndash;98) to the series ''Straussfedern'', published by the bookseller [[C. F. Nicolai]] and originally edited by [[J. K. A. Musäus]]. He also wrote ''Abdallah'' (1796) and a novel in letters, ''William Lovell'' (3 vols, 1795&ndash;96).<ref name=EB1911/>