Editing Adelbert von Chamisso (section)

== Belles-lettres ==
Chamisso's earliest writings, which include a verse translation of the tragedy ''Le Comte de Comminge'' in which "heilsam" is used in place of "heilig", show a 20-year-old still struggling to master his new language, and a number of his early poems are in French. Between 1801 and 1804 he became closely associated with other writers and edited their journal.

As a poet Chamisso's reputation stands high. ''[[Frauenliebe und -leben]]'' (1830), a cycle of lyrical poems which was set to music by [[Robert Schumann]], by [[Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe|Carl Loewe]], and by [[Franz Paul Lachner]], is particularly famous. Composers such as [[Pauline Volkstein]] also used Chamisso’s texts in their compositions. Also noteworthy are ''Schloss Boncourt'' and ''Salas y Gomez''. He often deals with gloomy or repulsive subjects; and even in his lighter and more cheery productions there is an undertone of sadness or of [[satire]]. In the lyrical expression of the domestic emotions he displays a fine felicity, and he knew how to treat with true feeling a tale of love or vengeance. ''Die Löwenbraut'' may be taken as a sample of his weird and powerful simplicity; and ''Vergeltung'' is remarkable for a pitiless precision of treatment. The first collected edition of Chamisso's works was edited by Hitzig and published in six volumes in 1836.<ref name="EB1911"/>