His odes include "Ode to Lake Zurich" and ones addressed to Cidli and Fanny, the first of whom was his wife Margareta and the second of whom was his cousin, who he loved unrequitedly.
Johann Gottfried Herder wrote about a "discussion between a Rabbi and a Christian" on this poet's magnum opus, which was influenced by Bodmer's translation of Paradise Lost; that magnum opus even adopts Milton's character of Abdiel and gives him a twin named Abbadona. His odes include "Ode to Lake Zurich" and ones addressed to Cidli and Fanny, the first of whom was his wife Margareta and the second of whom was his cousin, who he loved unrequitedly. His most popular ode was originally titled "To My Friends," but was revised and published under a different title twenty years later. His magnum opus, which took twenty-five years to complete, was a religious epic about Christ. For 10 points, name this German poet of "Wingolf" and The Messiah.
Johann Gottfried Herder wrote about a "discussion between a Rabbi and a Christian" on this poet's magnum opus, which was influenced by Bodmer's translation of Paradise Lost; that magnum opus even adopts Milton's character of Abdiel and gives him a twin named Abbadona.
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