The volume "German Love Poetry from the Baroque to the Present" from the series Königs Erläuterungen Spezial is a reliable and proven interpretation aid for students and a further information source for teachers and other interested parties: clear, concise, and accessible. With detailed information on the respective topics, the most important representatives, and their works, students are thoroughly and comprehensively prepared for their final exams, maturity exams, tests, and presentations on this subject. The book offers teachers interesting teaching suggestions. At the same time, the selection of lesser-known poems provides a potential reservoir of hidden texts for class assignments. The first part of the book presents an introduction to the thematic focuses of the love motif, with particular emphasis on the texts and authors discussed in this volume.