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Helmut Bartuschek
Helmut Bartuschek (25 December 1905 – 18 May 1984) was a German poet and translator of French literature. Life Born Gliwice/Oberschlesien, Bartuschek moved to Leipzig in 1922, where he passed the Abitur in 1925 and studied Romance languages and literature, art history, philosophy and librarianship. In 1940, he was drafted for military service. After his release from French captivity (1944-1948) he lived in Leipzig again. Bartuschek made his debut with poems in 1929 in an anthology edited by Klaus Mann. His first own volume of poetry was promoted by Georg Maurer. Bartuschek died in Leipzig at the age of 74. Work Poetry * ''Erde'', Leipzig 1938 * ''Verwandelte Welt'', Berlin 1962 * ''Die Häutung des Schlangenkönigs'', Leipzig 1983 (ed. ). * ''Waldamtmann'', 2016, . Translations * Guy de Maupassant, ''Fettklößchen'', Erzählungen 1950 * Guy de Maupassant, ''Eine Landpartie'', 1965 * Guy de Maupassant, ''Pariser Abenteuer'' (with K. Friese), 1964 * Guy de Maupassant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Literature
French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in the French language, by citizens of other nations such as Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, etc. is referred to as Francophone literature. France itself ranks first on the list of Nobel Prizes in literature by country. For centuries, French literature has been an object of national pride for French people, and it has been one of the most influential components of the literature of Europe. One of the first known examples of French literature is the Song of Roland, the first major work in a series of poems known as, " chansons de geste". The French language is a Romance language derived from Latin and heavily influenced principally by Celtic and Frankish. Beginning in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Coster
Charles-Theodore-Henri De Coster (20 August 1827 – 7 May 1879) was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature. Early life and education He was born in Munich; his father, Augustin De Coster, was a native of Liège, who was attached to the household of the Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria in Munich, but soon returned to Belgium. Charles was placed in a Brussels bank, but in 1850 he entered the Université libre de Bruxelles, where he completed his studies in 1855. He was one of the founders of the Société des Joyeux, a small literary club, more than one member of which was to achieve literary distinction. De Coster made his debut as a poet in the ''Revue trimestrielle'', founded in 1854, and his first efforts in prose were contributed to a periodical entitled ''Uylenspiegel'' (founded 1856). A correspondence covering the years 1850 to 1858, his ''Lettres à Elisa'', were edited by Charles Potvin in 1894. He was a keen student of Franço ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Births
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German Male Poets
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Paul Ernst Gesellschaft
The Paul-Ernst-Gesellschaft is a registered association dedicated to the cataloguing and preservation of the literary works of Paul Ernst (1866–1933). The society was founded directly after Ernst's death in 1933 and re-founded after the Second World War in 1956. It is recognised as worthy of cultural and scientific support and open to natural persons and corporations. Aims and Objectives The society aims to contribute to the preservation and publication of Ernst's literary estate, to promote performances of his dramas, to initiate publications focusing on his person or his work and symposia with readings and lectures, and to contribute to the preservation of memorials to Paul Ernst. For these purposes, the Paul Ernst Archive is to be successively expanded and used, which is located at the Universitätsbibliothek Regensburg (Paul-Ernst-Archive/Collection Kutzbach), at the Ruhr University Bochum (Privatbibliothek Paul Ernst) and at the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach (estate) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunstpreis Der Stadt Leipzig
From 1959 to 1989, the city of Leipzig awarded the Kunstpreis der Stadt Leipzig, which was given for outstanding merits in the artistic field to persons who promoted the reputation of the city beyond the region: architects, visual artists, composers, musicians, singers, actors and writers as well as literary and art critics. Prize winners * 1959 Walter Arnold, "Neuland unterm Pflug"-Schauspielerkollektiv, Heinz Rusch and Rudolf Fischer * 1960 Fritz Geißler, Paul Joachim Schneider, Walter Münze, Hanns Maaßen and the Kollektiv Architekt Berthold Schneider * 1961 Heinrich Witz, Emmy Köhler-Richter, Ferdinand May and Wilhelm Weismann * 1962 Gabriele Meyer-Dennewitz * 1963 Hildegard Maria Rauchfuß * 1964 Georg Maurer * 1965 Hans Pfeiffer, Ottmar Gerster, Ingeborg Ottmann and Kollektiv Kurt Nowotny, Alfred Rammler, Rudolf Rohrer * 1966 Annerose Schmidt, Georg Kretzschmar * 1967 Gerhard W. Menzel * 1968 Carlernst Ortwein, Hans Sandig, Wolfgang Mattheuer, Hans-Joac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosper Mérimée
Prosper Mérimée (; 28 September 1803 – 23 September 1870) was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella ''Carmen'', which became the basis of Bizet's opera ''Carmen''. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, and translated the work of several important Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, and was responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with the writer George Sand, he discovered the series of tapestries called ''The Lady and the Unicorn'', and arranged for their preservation. He was instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert ( , , ; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. Highly influential, he has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flaubert, realism strives for formal perfection, so the presentation of reality tends to be neutral, emphasizing the values and importance of style as an objective method of presenting reality". He is known especially for his debut novel ''Madame Bovary'' (1857), his ''Correspondence'', and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated short story writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert. Life Early life and education Flaubert was born in Rouen, in the Seine-Maritime department of Upper Normandy, in northern France. He was the second son of Anne Justine Caroline (née Fleuriot; 1793–1872) and Achille-Cléophas Flaubert (1784–1846), director and senior surgeon of the major hospital in Rouen. He began writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the greatest French writers of all time. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (1831) and ''Les Misérables'' (1862). In France, Hugo is renowned for his poetry collections, such as (''The Contemplations'') and (''The Legend of the Ages''). Hugo was at the forefront of the Romanticism, Romantic literary movement with his play ''Cromwell (play), Cromwell'' and drama ''Hernani (drama), Hernani''. Many of his works have inspired music, both during his lifetime and after his death, including the opera ''Rigoletto'' and the musicals ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' and ''Notre-Dame de Paris (musical), Notre-Dame de Paris''. He produced more than 4,000 drawings in his lifetime, and campaigned for social cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
