Friedrich Hölderlin: Poems Glossary

By Lina Christoph · Edited by Patrick Kennedy · Last reviewed August 16, 2020

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Written by Lina Christoph

chalice

goblet, large cup

Smyrna

ancient Greek city

enrapturing

delightful, enchanting, captivating

reverent

respectful, deferential

prescient

foresighted, visionary

Euphrates

historically important Asian river

euphony

harmony, melody

decorum

decency, propriety

insensate

sensationless, indifferent

Garonne

river in Southern Europe

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