Justinus Kerner - Evaluations

Evaluations

• Kerner was one of the most inspired poets of the Swabian school. His poems, which largely deal with natural phenomena, are characterized by a deep melancholy and a leaning towards the supernatural, which, however, is balanced by a quaint humour, reminiscent of the Volkslied. — 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
• The poems and dramatic scenes of his Reiseschatten are characterized by a dreamy fancy and a peculiar fantastic humor. — New International Encyclopedia
• He was at times morbid, fanciful, dreamy, sensitive and poetic and endowed with a strange, fantastic humor . . . — 1920 Encyclopedia Americana