Gustav Benjamin Schwab (19 June 1792 – 4 November 1850) was a German writer, pastor and publisher.

Life

Gustav Schwab was born in Stuttgart, the son of the philosopher Johann Christoph Schwab: he was introduced to the humanities early in life. After attending Gymnasium Illustre, he studied as a scholar of ''

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'' at

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, his first two years studying Philology and Philosophy, and thereafter Theology. While at university he established a literary club and became a close friend of

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, Karl Varnhagen and

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, with whom he published a collection of poems under the title ''Deutscher Dichterwald''. In the spring of 1813, he made a journey to northern Germany, where he met

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, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Friedrich Rückert, Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué,

Adelbert von Chamisso Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Bonc ...

and others. In 1818 he became a high school teacher in Stuttgart, and in 1837 he started work as a pastor in Gomaringen, near

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. In 1841, he moved back to Stuttgart, where he was first pastor and then from 1845 educational counselor for Stuttgart's high school system. In 1847 he received an honorary Doctorate from his old university. Schwab's collection of myths and

legend A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess ...

s of antiquity, ''Sagen des klassischen Altertums'', published from 1838 to 1840, was widely used at German schools and became very influential for the reception of classical antiquity in German classrooms. There is a still available English translation with a foreword of Werner Jaeger In his later years, he traveled regularly to Überlingen am Bodensee to enjoy the waters at the city's spa;Alfons Semler, ''Überlingen: Bilder aus der Geschichte einer kleine Reichsstadt,''Singen, 1949, p. 173. he died in Stuttgart in 1850.

Works

*''Gedichte'' (1828) *''Das Buch der schönsten Geschichten und Sagen'' (1837) *''Sagen des klassischen Altertums'' (1838–1840) **'' Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece'' ()

Citations

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwab, Gustav 1792 births 1850 deaths Writers from Stuttgart People from the Duchy of Württemberg 19th-century German Lutheran clergy German male writers People educated at Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände editors