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This poet left his home country after writing an anti-censorship poem whose only words are “censors” and “idiots.” This author’s travels from Paris to Hamburg inspired a mock epic ridiculing Ferdinand Freiligrath and a satirical travelogue through the Teutoburg Forest, both of which he gave Shakespearean subtitles. This author’s play Almansor includes the line “where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people.” (15[1])This author of Germany: (*) a Winter’s Tale described the hunt for a dancing (10[1])bear in his poem Atta Troll. This poet’s Lyrisches Intermezzo were set to music in Robert Schumann’s (-5[1])Dichterliebe. A poem (10[1])by this author describes a creature on the Rhine who “combs (10[1])her golden hair.” For 10 points, name this German poet who wrote about a Siren-like mermaid in “The Lorelei.” ■END■ (0[5])

ANSWER: Heinrich Heine (A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the subtitle for Atta Troll.)
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