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He was educated at the gymnasium of his native town and at the university of Berlin, where he devoted himself to philological and historical studies. In 1813- 1814 he took part, as a volunteer, in the national rising against Napoleon. In 1817 he visited Italy, and in 1820 published his impressions in Rom, Romer und Romerinnen. In 1818 he was appointed teacher of classics in the Dessau school, and in 1820 librarian to the ducal library.
Müller's earliest lyrics are contained in a volume of poems, Bundesbluten, by several friends, which was published in 1816. His literary reputation was made by the Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten (2vols., 1821-1824), and the Lieder der Griechen ( 1821Events February 23 The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. March 25 Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence. July 10 The United States takes possession of its ne- 1824Events January 22 Ashantis crush British forces in the Gold Coast Cimetiere du Montparnasse established The Dutch sign the Masang Agreement temporarily ending hostilities in the Padri War March 17 signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. March 11 The Un). The latter collection was Germany's chief tribute of sympathy to the Greeks in their struggle against the Turkish yoke, a theme which inspired many poets of the time. Two volumes of Neugriechische Volkslieder, and Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, followed in 1825 and 1827. Müller also wrote a book on the Homerische Vorschule (1824; 2nd. ed., 1836), translated MarloweChristopher Marlowe (baptised February 26, 1564 May 30, 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. He is known for his magnificent blank verse and overreaching protagonists. Background Born in Canterbury the son of a shoem's Faustus, and edited a Bibliothek der Dichtungen des 17 Jahrhunderts (1825-1827; 10 vols.).
Müller is not considered a major figure of German literature, and his work would probably be known only to specialists today, were it not that the celebrated composer Franz SchubertFranz Peter Schubert ( January 31, 1797 November 19, 1828), was an Austrian composer. He wrote some six hundred romantic songs as well as operas, symphonies, sonatas and many other works. Public appreciation of his work during his lifetime was limited; he discovered his poems and set them to music. In particular, Schubert's two great song cycleA song cycle is a group of songs designed to be performed in sequence as a single entity. Usually all of the songs are by the same composer and use words from the same poet. A song cycle is unified by reference to a particular theme or by telling a story.s, Die schöne MüllerinDie schone Mullerin D. 795, is a song cycle by Franz Schubert on poems by Wilhelm Muller. It is the earliest song cycle to be widely performed. Muller's poems were published in 1820, and Schubert set most of them to music between May and September of 1823 and WinterreiseWinterreise Winter Journey is a song cycle by Franz Schubert, on poems by Wilhelm Muller. The cycle was written in 1827 and includes 24 songs on the subject of unrequited love: #Gute Nacht #Die Wetterfahne #Gefrorne Tanen #Erstarrung #Der Lindenbaum #Wass, are both based on collections by Müller. Although the poetry in these works is hardly of the highest order, many feel there was something in Müller's writing that spurred Schubert to his highest level of inspiration, and that much of the success of these works should indeed be attributed to Müller.