
Amandus Gottfried Adolf Müllner (18 October 177411 June 1829) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Müllner was a nephew of
Gottfried August Burger, and was born at
Langendorf near
Weissenfels. After studying law at
Leipzig
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he established himself as advocate at Weissenfels and made his debut as an author with the novel ''Incest, oder der Schutzgeist von Avignon''. He next wrote a few
comedies for an amateur theatre in Weissenfels; these were followed by more pretentious pieces: ''Der angolische Kaler'' (1809) and ''Der Blilz'' (1814, publ. 1818), after
French
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models. With his
tragedies
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, however, ''Der neun- und-zwanzigste Februar'' (1812), and especially ''Die Schuld'' (1813; publ. 1816), Müllner became the representative of the so-called ''Schicksalsdramatiker'', and for several years fate-tragedies on the model of ''Die Schuld'' dominated the German stage.
His later plays, ''König Yngurd'' (1817) and ''Die Albaneserin'' (1820), were less important. Notwithstanding his literary success, Müllner did not neglect his profession, and was given the title of Hofrat; he also edited various journals, and had a reputation as a vigorous if somewhat acrimonious critic. He died at Weissenfels on 11 June 1829.
Müllner's ''Vermischte Schriften'' appeared in 2 vols. (1824–1826); his ''Dramatische Werke'' in 8 vols. (1828; 2nd ed., 1832). In 1830 four supplementary volumes were published containing mainly
Criticism
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References
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1774 births
1829 deaths
German poets
People from the Electorate of Saxony
Leipzig University alumni
German male poets
German male dramatists and playwrights
19th-century German dramatists and playwrights
19th-century German male writers
19th-century German writers