Edwin Bormann (14 April 1851 – 3 May 1912) was a German writer. He also published under the pseudonym "Bliemchen".

Life

Borman was born in Leipzig. After he had to abandon architectural studies begun in 1867 at the

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for health reasons, he studied Natural Sciences, History of Art, Germanistics and philosophy at the

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and the

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from 1869 to 1875. He then returned to his home town of Leipzig, where he founded his own publishing house in 1888 to publish his works. In 1909, together with

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and

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, he founded the artists' association ', which donated a plaque to him and Bötticher at the New Town Hall in 1918. For decades, he was a contributor to the satirical-humorous German weekly magazine ''

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''.

Work

Bormann emerged above all as an

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dialect poet. In addition, he wrote poem collages such as his ''Schilleressenz'', in which he assembled quotations into a new text in the manner of the

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quotations into a new text. The title of his book ''Jedes Thierchen hat sein Pläsierchen'' entered the German treasure trove of quotations. In several publications, he also advocated the so-called ''Shakespeare-Bacon theory'', which considers

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to be the author of the works published under the name of the actor

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. In contrast to other proponents of the theory, he tried — by his own admission — to prove it by showing an ''indissoluble connection'' between Shakespeare's poetry and Bacon's scientific-philosophical works. Thus, he argued, '' The Tempest'' was a parable for Bacon's natural philosophy, ''

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'' for economics and ''

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'' for anthropology. Bormann died in Leipzig at the age of 62 and is buried at the

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Publications (selection)

* ''

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(Freie Nachdichtung des niederdeutschen Reinke de Vos.)''. Flemming, Glogau 1881 (together with and

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). * ''De Säck'sche Schweiz un das geliebde Dräsen. Vaterländsche Reim- un Farwen-Boesien''. Fischer, Leipzig 1891. * ''Leipz'ger Lerchen''. Neie Boesieen von ännen alden Leibz`ger. Edwin Bormann`s Selbstverlag Leipzig Erscheinungsjahr 1893, 160 pages. * ''Das Shakespeare-Geheimniss''. Bormann, Leipzig 1894. * ''Der Anekdotenschatz Bacon-Shakespeare's. Heiter-ernsthafte Selbstbekenntnisse des Dichter-Gelehrten''. Bormann Selbstverlag, Leipzig, 1895. * ''S Buch von Klabberstorche'', o. J. * ''Der historische Beweis der Bacon-Shakespeare-Theorie.'' Bormann, Leipzig 1897. * ''Wenn Gedhe und Schiller gemiethlich sin. Ä klassischer Lorbeerkranz''. Selbstverlag, Leipzig 1899. * ''Die Kunst des Pseudonyms. 12 literarhistorisch-bibliographische Essays.'' Bormann Selbstverlag, Leipzig 1901. * ''Francis Bacon’s Reim-Geheimschrift und ihre Enthüllungen''. Self-published, Leipzig 1906.

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Kurzbiographie Bormanns mit Wiedergabe seiner Schilleressenz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bormann, Edwin 19th-century German writers 19th-century German male writers 20th-century German writers 1851 births 1912 deaths Writers from Leipzig

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