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A digital companion to Heinrich von Ofterdingen, offering multimedia resources for both students and scholars. Novalis, the pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg, was born May 2, 1772 and died March 25, 1801.

Ofterdingen is considered one of the greatest philosophical novels of early German romanticism. It was left unfinished at the time of the author's death at the age of 28. Ofterdingen was published posthumously in 1802.