''Bremer Beiträge'' was the designation for the weekly magazine ''Neue Beyträge zum Vergnügen des Verstandes und Witzes'' ("New contributions to the pleasure of the mind and wit"). It was published from 1744 to 1759 during the
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment or the Enlightenment; german: Aufklärung, "Enlightenment"; it, L'Illuminismo, "Enlightenment"; pl, Oświecenie, "Enlightenment"; pt, Iluminismo, "Enlightenment"; es, La Ilustración, "Enlightenment" was an intel ...
.
History
The magazine was founded in
Bremen in 1744 by the writer
Karl Christian Gärtner. It was published by Nathanael Saurmann
[Werner Kloos. "Bremer Beiträge." ''Encyclopedia''. Bremen: Hauschild, 1980.] and was considered a mouthpiece of the Saxon school of poetry. Together with Gärtner,
Johann Andreas Cramer,
Johann Arnold Ebert,
Gottlieb Wilhelm Rabener,
Johann Adolf Schlegel
Johann Adolf Schlegel (17 September 1721 – 16 September 1793) was a German poet and clergyman.
Biography
Schlegel was born in Meißen, Saxony, and was the brother of Johann Elias Schlegel. After finishing his studies in Leipzig, he be ...
, and
Konrad Arnold Schmid worked since the founding of the magazine.
Later contributors included
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 th ...
,
Nikolaus Dietrich Giseke,
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (; 2 July 1724 – 14 March 1803) was a German poet. His best known work is the epic poem ''Der Messias'' ("The Messiah"). One of his major contributions to German literature was to open it up to exploration outside ...
,
Christlob Mylius, and
Justus Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariae. It was here that Klopstock published the first cantos of his epic poem ''
Der Messias
''Der Messias'', K. 572, is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 1789 German-language version of ''Messiah'', George Frideric Handel's 1741 oratorio. On the initiative of Gottfried van Swieten, Mozart adapted Handel's work for performances in Vienn ...
''.
See also
*
Johann Christoph Gottsched
Johann Christoph Gottsched (2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German philosopher, author and critic of the Enlightenment.
Biography
Early life
He was born at Juditten (Mendeleyevo) near Königsberg (Kaliningrad), Brandenburg-Pr ...
Edition
* ''Neue Beyträge zum Vergnügen des Verstandes und Witzes''. Hildesheim: Olms, 1978. (Microfiche edition, reprint of Bremen, 1744−1759.
Notes
References
* Christel Matthias Schröder. ''Die „Bremer Beiträge“: Vorgeschichte und Geschichte einer deutschen Zeitschrift des 18. Jahrhunderts''. Bremen: Schünemann Verlag, 1956.
* Fritz Meyen. ''Bremer Beiträge am Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig: K. Chr. Gärtner, J. A. Ebert, F. W. Zachariä, K. A. Schmid''. Braunschweig: Waisenhaus-Buchdruckerei und Verlag, 1962. (Braunschweiger Werkstücke 26)
:''This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article on the
German Wikipedia.
1744 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
1759 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire
Defunct literary magazines published in Germany
German-language magazines
History of Bremen (city)
Magazines established in 1744
Magazines disestablished in 1759
Mass media in Bremen (city)
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