Julius Rodenberg (originally ''Julius Levy''; 26 June 1831,

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– 11 July 1914,

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) was a German Jewish poet and author. He studied law at the universities of

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, but soon abandoned jurisprudence for literature. In 1851 his first poem, "Dornröschen", appeared in Bremen. This poem was soon followed by many others. Between 1855 and 1862 he traveled, visiting Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, and Switzerland. In 1859 he settled in Berlin. Rodenberg wrote the

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's operas ''

Feramors ''Feramors'' is an opera in three (first version) or two (second version) acts by Anton Rubinstein to a libretto by Julius Rodenberg. The story is based on ''Lalla Rookh'' by the Irish poet Thomas Moore. The opera was composed in 1862. Performan ...

'' and ''

Der Thurm zu Babel ''Der Thurm zu Babel'' (''The Tower of Babel'') is a one-act 'sacred opera' by Anton Rubinstein to a libretto by Julius Rodenberg based on the story in the Book of Genesis, chapter II. The opera was written in 1869 and had its first performance in ...

''. From 1867 to 1874 he was coeditor with Ernst Dohm of the ''Salon für Literatur, Kunst und Gesellschaft''. In 1874 he founded the

Deutsche Rundschau ''Deutsche Rundschau'' is a literary and political periodical established in 1874 by Julius Rodenberg. It strongly influenced German politics, literature and culture was considered one of the most successful launches of periodicals in Germany. Amo ...

, a high-quality monthly periodical for literature, culture, and politics, which he continued to edit until his death.Farzim, Sina (2003).
Rodenberg, Julius
" ''Neue deutsche Biographie''. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. vol. 21, p. 694-695. In 1897 he received the title "''Professor''". Rodenberg was a prolific writer.

Literary works

Of his works may be mentioned: * "''Lieder''", Hanover, 1854 * "''Pariser Bilderbuch''", Brunswick, 1856 * "''Kleine Wanderchronik''", Hanover, 1858 * "''Ein Herbst in Wales''", ib. 1857 * "''Die Insel der Seligen''," Berlin, 1860 * "''Alltagsleben in London''," ib. 1860 * "''Die Harfe von Erin''," ib. 1861 * "''Tag und Nacht in London''," ib. 1862 * "''Lieder und Gedichte''," ib. 1863 (6th ed., 1901) * "''Studienreisen in England''," Leipzig, 1872 * "''Belgien und die Belgier''," Berlin, 1881 * "''Bilder aus dem Berliner Leben''," ib. 1885 (3d ed., 1891) * "''Unter den Linden''," ib. 1888 * "''Franz Dingelstedt''," ib. 1891 * "''Erinnerungen aus der Jugendzeit''," ib. 1899

Novels

* "''Die Strassensängerin von London''," Berlin, 1863 * "''Die Neue Sündflut''," ib. 1865 * "''Von Gottes Gnaden''," ib. 1870 * "''Die Grandidiers''", Stuttgart, 1879 (2d ed., 1881), a story of the Franco-Prussian war * "''Herrn Schellbogens Abenteuer''," Berlin, 1890 * "''Klostermanus Grundstück''," ib. 1890 (2d ed., 1892)

References

External links

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Julius Rodenberg papers
(digitized), in RG 31 Germany (Vilna Archives) Collection, at the

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