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Musenalmanach
A ''Musen-Almanach'' ("Muses' Almanac") was a kind of literary annual, popular in Germany from 1770 into the mid-19th century. They were modelled on the ''Almanach des Muses'' published in Paris from 1765. Development in the 1770s The first example was Johann Christian Dieterich's ''Göttinger Musenalmanach'' (GMA) of 1770. It was promoted by the mathematician Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, and published by Heinrich Christian Boie (in partnership with Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter). As a literary outlet for students at the University of Göttingen, it received contributions from Johann Heinrich Voss, Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty, Johann Martin Miller and his relative Gottlob Dietrich Miller, Johann Friedrich Hahn, Johann Thomas Ludwig Wehrs, Johann Anton Leisewitz, and others. In 1774 Boie made Voss editor, but Voss soon left for Hamburg and started a competing almanac; in spring 1775, he was replaced by Leopold Friedrich Günther Goeckingk; he was joined the next year by Gottfried Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göttinger Musenalmanach
''Göttinger Musenalmanach'' was the title of two different literary magazines published in Göttingen, Germany, one running from 1770 to 1807, the other 1896 to 1953. A ''Musen-Almanach'' was a kind of literary annual, and the Göttingen magazine of 1770 was the first German example. ''Göttinger Musenalmanach'' (1770–1807) The first issue was published by Johann Christian Dieterich, and edited by Heinrich Christian Boie and Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter. Later issues were sometimes also titled ''Poetische Blumenlese'', or ''Göttingenscher Musenalmanach''. The magazine was taken over by Karl Reinhard, and editions appeared in Waldeck, Hesse, Waldeck and Münster. The magazine was modelled on French language, French literary magazine ''Almanach des Muses''. The ''Göttingische Musenalmanach'' was the voice of the ''Göttinger Hainbund'', a group of students now classified as part of the ''Sturm und Drang'' movement. Members included Boie, Carl Christian Clauswitz, Carl Friedrich C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried August Bürger
Gottfried August Bürger (31 December 1747 – 8 June 1794) was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, ''Lenore (ballad), Lenore'', found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English language, English and Russian language, Russian adaptation and a French language, French translation. Biography Bürger was born in Molmerswende (now a part of Mansfeld), Principality of Halberstadt, where his father was the Lutheran pastor. He showed an early predilection for solitary and gloomy places and the making of verses, for which he had no other model than hymnals. At the age of twelve, he was practically adopted by his maternal grandfather, Bauer, at Aschersleben, who sent him to the Pädagogium at Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle. He learned Latin with difficulty. In 1764, he gained admission into the University of Halle as a student of theology, which, however, he soon abandoned for the study of jurisprudence. There he fell under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Heinrich Voss
Johann Heinrich Voss (German: Voß, ; 20 February 1751 – 29 March 1826) was a German classicist and poet, known mostly for his translation of Homer's ''Odyssey'' (1781) and ''Iliad'' (1793) into German. Life Voss was born at Sommersdorf in Mecklenburg-Strelitz as the son of a farmer. After attending the Gymnasium at Neubrandenburg from 1766 to 1769, he was obliged to accept a private tutorship in order to earn money to enable him to study at a university. At the invitation of Heinrich Christian Boie, whose attention he had attracted by poems contributed to the ''Göttinger Musenalmanach'', he went to the University of Göttingen in 1772. Here he studied philology, his studies encompassing both classical and modern languages, and became one of the leading spirits in the Göttinger Hainbund. In 1775 Boie made over to him the editorship of the ''Musenalmanach'', which he continued to issue for several years. He married Boie's sister Ernestine in 1777. In 1778 Voss was appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almanach Des Muses
''L'Almanach des Muses'' was a French-language poetry magazine published in Paris, France. History and profile ''Almanach des Muses'' was founded in 1765 by Claude-Sixte Sautreau de Marsy, Sautreau de Marsy. The magazine was much in vogue during the second half of the 18th century. The aim of the ''Almanach des Muses'' was to go beyond what previous almanacs had attempted by presenting to its readership a selection of recent poetry, with critical notes and information about the literary scene. Appearing annually, the ''Almanach des Muses'' published a number of lesser-known writers such as Évariste de Forges de Parny, Parny, Pierre Légier, Antoine Bertin, Bertin, Jean-Antoine Roucher, Roucher, Charles-Pierre Colardeau, Colardeau or Arnaud Berquin, Berquin, Gabriel-Marie Legouvé, Legouvé, Bernard de Bonnard, Bonnard, Antoine-Vincent Arnault, Arnault, well-known writers such as Stanislas de Boufflers, Boufflers, Jacques Delille, Delille, Claude Joseph Dorat, Dorat, Louis-Marceli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Christian Boie
Heinrich Christian Boie (19 July 1744 – 3 March 1806) was a German author. In 1781, he was appointed as ''landfoged'' of North Dithmarschen. Biography He was born at Meldorf in Holstein (at the time a part of the Danish monarchy). After studying law at Jena, he went in 1769 to Göttingen, where he became one of the leading spirits in the Göttingen "Dichterbund" or "Hain." Boie's poetic talent was mediocre, but his thorough knowledge of literature, his taste and judgment, made him an inspiration to others. Together with FW Gotter he founded in 1770 the ''Göttingen Musenalmanach'', which he directed and edited until 1775, when, in conjunction with CW von Dohm (1751–1820), he brought out ''Das deutsche Museum'', which became one of the best literary periodicals of the day. In 1776 Boie became secretary to the commander-in-chief at Hanover, and in 1781 was appointed administrator of the province of Süderditmarschen in Holstein. He died at Meldorf. In 1781, he was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter
Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter (3 September 1746 – 18 March 1797) was a German poet, dramatist, and opera librettist. Biography He was born at Gotha. He started out studying law, but early on was influenced to write for the theatre. After the completion of his university course at Göttingen, he was appointed second director of the Gotha Archive. He subsequently went to Wetzlar, the seat of the imperial law courts, as secretary to the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha legation. In 1768 he returned to Gotha as tutor to two young noblemen, and here, together with H. C. Boie, he founded the famous ''Göttinger Musenalmanach''. In 1770 he was once more in Wetzlar, where he belonged to Goethe's circle. Four years later he returned to live permanently in Gotha, where he worked until his death. Work Gotter was the chief representative of French taste in the German literary life of his time. According to the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleventh Edition, his poetry is elegant and polished, and largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Anton Leisewitz
Johann Anton Leisewitz (9 May 1752 – 10 September 1806) was a German lawyer and dramatic poet, and a central figure of the Sturm und Drang era. He is best known for his play '' Julius of Taranto'' (1776), that inspired Friedrich Schiller and is considered the forerunner of Schiller's quintessential Sturm und Drang work '' The Robbers'' (1781). Biography He went to Göttingen in 1770, and became a member of the circle of poets called Der Hainbund, which included Stolberg and Voss, and contributed two poems to the ''Göttinger Musenalmanach'' for 1775, both essentially dramatic and democratic in tone. In 1775, at Brunswick, and later at Berlin and Weimar, he met and soon counted among his friends Eschenburg, Moses Mendelssohn, Lessing, Nicolai, Herder, and Goethe. His single complete play, '' Julius of Taranto'' (1776), was written in Lessing's style and with much of the latter's dramatic technique. The play was a favorite of Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Fried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Thomas Ludwig Wehrs
Johann Thomas Ludwig Wehrs (18 July 1751, in Göttingen – 26 January 1811, in Isernhagen) was a German theologian and a founder of the Göttinger Hainbund literary group. Wehrs, the son of an official, studied theology from 1769 to 1775. His knowledge of French, English and Italian led in 1772 to his being invited to be part of the ''Hainbund''. Just one poem by him appeared in the ''Göttinger Musenalmanach'' of 1777. The poet Hölty died in his arms in 1776 in Hanover, during Wehrs's employment as house tutor (1775–79). In 1780 he became a pastor in Kirchhorst near Hannover, moving in 1788 to Isernhagen. Bibliography * Max MendheimWehrs, Johann Thomas Ludwig. In: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB; ) is one of the most important and comprehensive biographical reference works in the German language. It was published by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences between 1875 and 1912 in 56 volumes, printed in Lei ...'' (ADB). Band 41, Duncker & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (2 April 1719 – 18 February 1803) was a German poet, commonly associated with the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment and Rococo#Literature, Rococo movements. Life Gleim was born at the small town of Ermsleben in the Principality of Halberstadt, then part of Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia. His father, a tax collector, and his mother died early. He attended school in Wernigerode and from 1738 onwards studied law at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, University of Halle, where he established a circle of young poets together with his friends Johann Uz and Johann Nikolaus Götz. Having obtained his final degree, he worked as a tutor in Berlin, where in 1743–44 he became secretary to the House of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern prince Margrave Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1715–1744), Frederick William of Brandenburg-Schwedt. Gleim accompanied his employer in the Second Silesian War and made the acquaintance of Ewald Christian von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (4 July 171513 December 1769) was a German poet, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that was ushered in by Lessing. Biography Gellert was born at Hainichen in Saxony, at the foot of the Erzgebirge. After attending the school of St. Afra in Meissen, he entered Leipzig University in 1734 as a student of theology, but in 1738 Gellert broke off his studies as his family could no longer afford to support him and became a private tutor for a few years.. Returning to Leipzig in 1741, he contributed to the '' Bremer Beiträge,'' a periodical founded by former disciples of Johann Christoph Gottsched who had revolted against the pedantry of his school. Owing to shyness and poor health, Gellert gave up the idea of entering the ministry. However, he finally completed his magister degree in 1743 and qualified as a university lecturer in 1744. In 1745 he established himself as a ''Privatdozent'' in philosophy at the university of Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Franz Von Ratschky
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
