For ten points, identify this poet of the "Book of Songs," who described a mythical creature that combed its hair and sung a deadly song in his "Die Lorelai."
In one of this man's works, the titular scholar is killed while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, while a debate set at the court of King Pedro I of Castille forms the basis for his "Disputation." His late works include a ballet libretto entitled Doctor Faust, and a prose work called The Gods in Exile. One of this writer's collections contains "Evening Twilight," "The Avowal," and "Night in the Cabin," and in addition to writing The North Sea cycle, this poet wrote about a Babylonian king in his poem "Belshazzar." This poet wrote epics like Atta Troll and Germany: A Winter's Tale, while another one of his collections includes the sections "Stories," "Lamentations," and "Hebrew Melodies," and is entitled Romanzero. For ten points, identify this poet of the "Book of Songs," who described a mythical creature that combed its hair and sung a deadly song in his "Die Lorelai."
In one of this man's works, the titular scholar is killed while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, while a debate set at the court of King Pedro I of Castille forms the basis for his "Disputation."
Heinrich Heine