poem "Das Grab im Busento"

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"Das Grab im Busento" is a Romantic-era German poem by August von Platen that mythically recounts the secret burial of the Visigoth king Alaric in the Busento River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
poem
author August von Platen
August von Platen-Hallermünde
linked to: August von Platen
basedOn legend of Alaric’s burial in the Busento River
characterMentioned Italian locals
Visigoth warriors
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts burial of Alaric I
describesEvent diversion of a river to create a secret grave
reuniting of the river over the grave
form rhymed verse
genre historical poem
narrative poem
hasCulturalImpact frequently anthologized in German poetry collections
taught in German literature education
hasSubject Gothic king
Visigoths
linked to: Goths
hasTitleInLanguage Das Grab im Busento
influenced German school canon of Romantic poetry
literaryDevice alliteration
imagery
pathos
romanticization of history
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod 19th century literature
mainCharacter Alaric I
meter regular meter
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage German
partOf German Romantic literature
publicationCentury 19th century
relatedWork German Romantic historical ballads
poems about Alaric I
settingLocation Busento River
Cosenza
settingTime 5th century
theme death
heroic memory
mythic glorification of the past
transience of power
titleTranslation The Grave in the Busento
linked to: Das Grab im Busento

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Busento River (legendary) inspiredWork poem "Das Grab im Busento"
Busento relatedWork poem "Das Grab im Busento" by August von Platen
subject linked to: river Busento
linked to: poem "Das Grab im Busento"