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C.D. Warner, et al., comp.
The Library of the World’s Best Literature. An Anthology in Thirty Volumes. 1917.

Julius Mosen (1803–1867)

Mosen, Julius (mō’zen). A German poet, dramatist, and novelist; born at Marieney, Saxony, July 8, 1803; died at Oldenburg, Oct. 10, 1867. His chief work was the epic ‘Ahasuerus’ (1838), based on the legend of the Wandering Jew. He published ‘Poems’ (1836), some of which became popular songs; the historical dramas ‘The Brides of Florence’ (1842), ‘The Prince’s Son’ (1858), ‘Emperor Otto III.’ (1842), ‘Henry the Fowler’ (1836), etc.; and the novels ‘The Blue Flower’ (1837), ‘Homesickness’ (1837), etc.