Ricarda Huch
Gottfried Keller
"Gottfried Keller" by Ricarda Huch is an essay published in 1904. Writing a decade and a half after the Swiss author's death, Huch presents biographical stories and celebrates Keller's literary achievements. She explores his youth as both dreamer and political being, his unrequited loves across Zurich, Heidelberg, and Berlin, and his struggles as a writer. Huch praises Keller's ability to find beauty in simple things while including critical voices and Keller's own sharp opinions about fellow writers.