Editing Heidelberg University (section)

=== Literature ===
In 1880 [[Mark Twain]] humorously detailed his impressions of Heidelberg's student life in ''[[A Tramp Abroad]]''. He painted a picture of the university as a school for aristocrats, where students pursued a dandy's lifestyle, and described the great influence the student corporations exerted on the whole of Heidelberg's student life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/119/119-h/119-h.htm|title=A Tramp Abroad, By Mark Twain, Complete|access-date=16 May 2008|work=Project Gutenberg|archive-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523181526/http://www.gutenberg.org/files/119/119-h/119-h.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[William Somerset Maugham]]'s 1915 masterpiece novel ''[[Of Human Bondage]]'', he described the one-year stay of the protagonist Philip Carey at Heidelberg University, in a largely autobiographical way. Heidelberg also featured in the respective film versions of the novel, released in [[Of Human Bondage (1934 film)|1934]] (starring [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]] as Philip, and [[Bette Davis]] as Mildred), [[Of Human Bondage (1946 film)|1946]] (with [[Paul Henreid]] and [[Eleanor Parker]] in the lead roles), and [[Of Human Bondage (1964 film)|1964]] (with [[Laurence Harvey]] and [[Kim Novak]] in the lead roles).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/351|title=Of Human Bondage, By William Somerset Maugham, Complete|access-date=10 February 2009|via=[[Project Gutenberg]]|archive-date=12 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512225954/http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/351|url-status=live}}</ref>

E. C. Gordon, the hero of [[Robert Heinlein]]'s 1964 novel ''[[Glory Road]]'', mentions his desire for a degree from Heidelberg and the [[dueling scar]]s to go with it.

In [[Bernhard Schlink]]'s semi-autobiographical 1995 novel ''[[The Reader]]'', Heidelberg University is one of the main scenes of Part II. Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, Michael Berg, a law student at the university, re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crimes trial, which he observes as part of a seminar. The university is also featured in the [[Academy Award]]-winning 2008 film version [[The Reader (2008 film)|The Reader]], starring [[Kate Winslet]], [[David Kross]] and [[Ralph Fiennes]].<ref>[[Bernhard Schlink|Schlink, Bernhard]] (1995; English translation 1997 by Carol Brown Janeway). ''The Reader''. Vintage International, 157. {{ISBN|978-0-679-44279-0}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976051/|title=The Reader 2008|access-date=22 February 2009|work=IMDb|archive-date=20 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220083141/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976051/|url-status=live}}</ref>