The protagonist of a novel by this author is irritated at the licentiousness and atheism of the Dutch painter Lys, whom he challenges to a duel, and writes the story of his own life after the widow Judith returns from America with his diary. The Muses compose a song while on vacation in Earth, and give a disastrous premiere of it in Heaven, in this author's story "A Little Legend of the Dance." A poor tailor plays along when he gets mistaken for a Polish count in a story by this author whose title gave us our expression "Clothes make the man," which is part of a collection about the imaginary town of Seldwyla. This author wrote a kunstlerroman about (*) Heinrich Lee, whose nickname is inspired by the colored cloth used to make all his clothing. A dispute over a tract of land owned by the illegitimate Dark Fiddler breaks out between the farmers Marti and Manz, whose children Sali and Vrenchen fall in love, in this author's most famous story, which was made into an opera by Frederick Delius. For 10 points, name this Swiss author of Green Henry and "A Village Romeo and Juliet."
The protagonist of a novel by this author is irritated at the licentiousness and atheism of the Dutch painter Lys, whom he challenges to a duel, and writes the story of his own life after the widow Judith returns from America with his diary. The Muses compose a song while on vacation in Earth, and give a disastrous premiere of it in Heaven, in this author's story "A Little Legend of the Dance." A poor tailor plays along when he gets mistaken for a Polish count in a story by this author whose title gave us our expression "Clothes make the man," which is part of a collection about the imaginary town of Seldwyla. This author wrote a kunstlerroman about (*) Heinrich Lee, whose nickname is inspired by the colored cloth used to make all his clothing. A dispute over a tract of land owned by the illegitimate Dark Fiddler breaks out between the farmers Marti and Manz, whose children Sali and Vrenchen fall in love, in this author's most famous story, which was made into an opera by Frederick Delius. For 10 points, name this Swiss author of Green Henry and "A Village Romeo and Juliet."
The protagonist of a novel by this author is irritated at the licentiousness and atheism of the Dutch painter Lys, whom he challenges to a duel, and writes the story of his own life after the widow Judith returns from America with his diary.
Gottfried Keller