Publications

Droste-Landschaft : Lyrikweg. Wanderbuch

The poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848) wandered back and forth between these two places ever since she left Hülshoff Castle in 1826 to live and write in nearby Haus Rüschhaus. For an author who felt a sense of belonging to this landscape and who had a keen perceptive faculty, such paths could become adventures, journeys of discovery that sounded out how the concrete walk through forest and heath, across meadows and fields, could be translated into poetic language.

Visitors to the Poetry Path can now join such a journey of discovery. The Wanderbuch is a bibliophilic version of this journey of discovery in the landscape. Along the 20 stations of the Poetry Path, Droste's texts are presented in a theme- and location-specific manner and contextualised by introductory information texts on the author, her work, everyday culture and nature. In addition, texts by contemporary authors invite visitors to poetic discoveries at the ten larger stations. They were invited to engage with the places and Droste's texts. Five essayistic »vantage points« by outstanding Droste experts take a look at the Poetry Path from a scholarly perspective and discuss, from the standpoint of the present, what significance the change has had in the past and will have in the future.

The publication is only available in German - but some texts are written in other languages.

Droste-Landschaft : Lyrikweg. Wanderbuch
Edited by Jörg Albrecht, Claudia Ehlert, Jochen Grywatsch and Farah Heiß
© Burg Hülshoff − Center for Literature, Havixbeck 2021
Cover : Kruse & Müller, Büro für Gestaltung
Photography : Sabrina Richmann
Design : Kruse & Müller, Büro für Gestaltung
Map illustration : Bodega Vintesete
Production : Pinguin Druck
ISBN 978-3-9823326-1-1
Price: 20 Euro

Annette, Querkus und die wilden Worte

Come with the forest and water elf Querkus into the wild world of words! Follow in the footsteps of the writer Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and explore the landscape between her two homes, Burg Hülshoff and Haus Rüschhaus, in the Münsterland region. You will discover magical creatures and little treasures along the way. And you will learn a lot about nature and everyday life in Nette's time, but also how the world has changed since then. On your walk along the Poetry Path, you will be accompanied not only by the elf and his friends, but also by words from Annette.

The publication is only available in German.