Romantic Elements in Tieck’s Fairy Tale Der Blonde Eckbert: The Opposite and Unity of Reality and Illusion

Ludwig Tieck is regarded as a representative of German romantic literature, and his works include novels, novellas and fairy tales. His fairy tale Der Blonde Eckbert is one of the most important artistic fairy tales in the German Romantic period and has an important position in the history of German literature. The theme of this work is the praise of “Waldeinsamkeit”, condemning behaviors against nature and criticizing the inflated desire. Tieck created an ideal world through imaginary characters, strange birds, puppies and forests, and used this to criticize the dark side of society. Based on Der Blonde Eckbert, this article uses the method of text analysis to study the relationship between reality and fantasy from two aspects. From the perspective of “Waldeinsamkeit” and the relationship between man and nature, it studies how the two are harmoniously unified.