Elisabeth Kulmann (russian: Елисавета Борисовна Кульман/Jelissaweta Borissowna Kulman, - ) was a Russian-born poet and translator who worked in Russian, German and Italian.
Biography
Kulmann was born in the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...
, one of the several children of Boris Fedorovich, and Mary (née Rosenberg) Kulmann. Her father, a collegiate councilor and a retired captain, died early. The family lived on
Vasilyevsky Island
Vasilyevsky Island (russian: Васи́льевский о́стров, Vasilyevsky Ostrov, V.O.) is an island in St. Petersburg, Russia, bordered by the Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva Rivers (in the delta of the Neva River) in the south ...
philological
Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as ...
abilities, learning ancient and modern languages under the direction of Karl Grosgeynrikh. She achieved fluency in 11 languages.
Kulman wrote over 1,000 poems before her death at age 17.
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...
considered her a wunderkind and set some of her poems to music including "Mailied" May Song"and "An den Abendstern" To the Evening Star"
Kulman was buried in the
Smolensky Cemetery
Smolensky Cemetery () is the oldest continuously operating cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia.Elisabeth Kulmann (1808-1825) /ref>
In the 1930s, the Soviet authorities moved Kulman's remains to the
Tikhvin Cemetery
Tikhvin Cemetery (russian: Тихвинское кладбище) is a historic cemetery in the centre of Saint Petersburg. It is part of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, and is one of four cemeteries in the complex. Since 1932 it has been part of the ...
in the
Alexander Nevsky monastery
Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, in the belief that this was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Ale ...
.
Selected works
* ''Kulmann Elisabeth''. Sämmtliche Gedichte — S.-Pb., 1835. — 200 S.
* ''Kulmann E.'' Saggi poetici. — S.-Pietroburgo, 1839. — XXIII, 191 S.
* ''Kulmann Elisabeth''. Sämmtliche Gedichte — Leipzig, 1844. — 132; 288 S.
* ''Kulmann E.'' Saggi Poetici di Elisabetta Kulmann. — Milano, 1845, 1846, 1847.
* ''Kulmann Elisabeth''. Sämmtliche Dichtungen — Frankfurt am Main, 1851. — CXXXIII, 670 S.; 1857. — CXXVIII, 724 S.
* ''Kulmann E.'' Dichtungen. Ausgewahlt und mit einer Einleitung versehen von Franz Miltner. — Heidelberg, 1875. — XXII, 145 S.
* ''Kulmann E.'' Mond, meiner Seele Liebling: e.Ausw. ihrer Gedichte. — Heidelberg, 1981.
Musical works in Kulmann verses
* ''Schumann R.'' Mädchenlieder von Elisabeth Kulmann für 2 Sopran-St. jder Sopran u. Alt mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. Op. 103. — Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, 851 — 11 S.
* ''Schumann R.'' Sieben Lieder von Elisabeth Kulmann zur Erinnerung an die Dichterin für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte componirt von Rob. Schumann. Op.104. — Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, 851 — 18 S.
References
Further reading
* Münnich. Elisabeth Kulmann. Eine biographische Skizze. — Nürnberg, 1842.
* ''Karl Friedrich von Großheinrich'': Elisabeth Kulmann und ihre Gedichte in: Sämmtliche Gedichte von Elisabeth Kulmann, herausgegeben von K. F. von Großheinrich. Fünfte vollständige Ausgabe. Leipzig: Wigand 1847.
* ''Lamprecht E.'' Elisabeth Kulmann. Biograph. Skizze. Mit Proben aus d. Gedichten. — Zwickau, 1867. — 76 S.
* ''Thompson E.'' Elisabeth Kulmann. — St. Petersburg, 1910. — 34 S.
* ''Gramlich I.'' Auf den Spuren eines Engels: Zum 175. Todestag der deutsch-russischen Dichterin Elisabeth Kulmann // Volk auf dem Weg: Verbandszeitung der Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Rußland (Stuttgart). — 2000. — Nr 8/9. — S. 42-45.
* ''Hansburg G.'' Aufsätze über Poetess Elisabeth Kulmann // Russland-Deutsche Zeitgeschichte unter Monarchie und Diktatur. — Bd. 4. — Fusgabe 2004/2005 / Hrsg. A. Bosch. — Nürnberg, München, Grußburgwedel, 2005. — S. 76—127. .
''Zhatkin D., Milotaeva O.'' E.B. Kulman’s Creative Work in the Context of the History of Russian Literature and Russian Poetic Translation // Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. – Vol 6. – №3. – May 2015. – P. 139-146.