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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 (-5[1])Teutoburg Forest, both of which he gave Shakespearean subtitles. This author’s play Almansor includes the line “where they burn books, they will ultimately (15[2])burn people.” This author of Germany: (*) a Winter’s Tale described (10[1])the hunt for a dancing bear in his poem Atta Troll. This poet’s (10[1])Lyrisches Intermezzo were set to music in Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe. A poem by this author describes a creature on the Rhine who “combs her golden hair.” For 10 points, name this German poet (10[1])who wrote about a Siren-like mermaid in “The Lorelei.” ■END■

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