Controversy of Nachtwachen Authorship
The authorship of Nachtwachen was (and is) disputed. It has been attributed to, among others, Clemens Brentano, Friedrich Schlegel, Karoline Schelling and Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel. Jean Paul, was of the opinion that Friedrich Schelling was the author, having noticed some similarities with his Gianozzo. Scholars today, however, are in general agreement that Bonaventura was Klingemann.
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