Der Leiermann Blog
The whole world of classical culture.
About this blog
On our blog we will try to give you as complete an introduction as possible to European intellectual and cultural history. Over time, a wide variety of authors will write on a wide range of topics.
A list of the authors can be found here.
Check back regularly, new articles are added every week!
How to use
There are different categories in which you can browse.
Literature
Stories about the lives of great authors and an introduction to their work.
Classical Music
The world of classical music, from the history of the flute to an introduction to the history of operetta.
Town clerks
Europe’s cities and regions – the old tradition of city writers interpreted in a modern way!
Most popular collections
Read entire collections of texts on various topics of European cultural history.
The history of Austria
By Katharina Mölk
The historian Katharina Mölk takes them on a journey through the history of Austria and to the most beautiful places in Vienna.
The history of the flute
Anja Weinberger
The musician Anja Weinberger takes us into the world of the flute. To the articles
The town clerk of Augsburg
Christian Schaller
Get to know the city of Augsburg and its most beautiful sights.
Guitar and Lute
Thomas Stiegler
An introduction to the world of the guitar and the lute.  To the articles
The writer-in-residence of Vienna
Katharina Mölk
Art and culture of the capital of the old Habsburg monarchy. To the texts  To the articles
Classics of world literature
various authors
Reviews of well known works of classical literature To the articles
The most popular articles
Read the currently most popular articles on our blog
Charles Bukowki
Pater Havlik
The life of the great American novelist
Der Lindenbaum
Thomas Stiegler
An introduction to Schubert’s wonderful music
Das 19. Jahrhundert
Alexander Maser
When was the 19th century in Europe?
My year in the no man's bay
Thomas Stiegler
The history of the operetta
At the end
We hope you enjoy our work. Here you will find a list of all authors who are involved in the project.
The project is still under construction and is privately funded. Therefore we are happy about any help, both in financial form and as guest author or freelancer.