Literary traditios of «high» biedermeier in J. Sheffel's lyrics

The article is devoted to the analysis of the works by the German poet and writer J.Sheffel (1826-1886) within the framework of biedermeier literature. The author considers the phenomenon as a literary trend in Germany in the middle of the XIX century, in which there can be traced two «branches»: «trivial» biedermeier and «high» biedermeier. Sheffel's creative activity is represented as an example of «high» biedermeier literature.