Christian Theodor Ludwig Lucas, also known as Ludwig Lucas or C.T.L. Lucas (born 1796 in Petrikau,

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— d. 1854 in Schrimm, Posen Province) was a German writer and

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Life

Lucas enrolled to study, first

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and then law at the

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in 1816. In March 1818, he represented the Königsberger

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(

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) on the ''Allgemeinen Deutschen Burschenschaft'' (ADB) in

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. On behalf of

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, Oberpräsident (Governor) of

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he organised the libraries and archives of the monasteries, following the

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of 1818–1835. In 1820 he began an academic career. In 1822 he became a teacher at the

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, in 1828 he served on Government School Board as an assistant to

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and in 1832 became director of the newly reorganised

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. By 1835 he was an associate professor of German literature. Succeeding Reinhold Bernhard Jachmann, he served on the Provincial School Board for East Prussia in 1843, and in 1848 transferred to Posen Province.

Influence

He is best known in the English literature the influence of his writing on

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s on

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, in particular the role of ''Über den Krieg von Wartburg'' (1836) in inspiring the opera ''Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg'' (1845). Through the work of Lucas, Wagner learned much about

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, as he put it "The German Middle Ages in a significant coloring I had not yet dreamed of". Wagner also drew on Lucas for his ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' operas.

Selected publications

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/ref> * ''Geschichtliche Nachrichten von Stadt und Schloß Marienburg in Preußen''. In: ''Beiträge zur Kunde Ostpreußens'', Vol. 2, Königsberg 1819 ** Erster Abschnitt: ''Von der Gründung der Stadt Marienburg bis zur Erhebung derselben zum Sitze des Hohmeisters (1309)'', p. 238-254,
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** Zweiter Abschnitt: ''Von der Erhebung Marienburgs zum Sitze des Hochmeisters bis zum Ende der Regierung Winrichs von Kniprode (1309-1382)'', p. 306-334
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* ''De bellis Suantopolici, ducis Pomeranorum, adversus ordinem gestis Teutonicum liber'', Dissertation an der Albertus-Universität Königsberg, 8. May 1823. * ''Über Klopstock's dichterisches Leben und Wirken'', Königsberg 1824. * ''Prolog zur öffentlichen Sitzung der Königlichen Deutschen Gesellschaft am 3. August 1838'' (Gedicht). In: ''Preußische Provinzial-Blätter'', 20. Band, Königsberg 1838, S. 477-479
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* ''Über den dichterischen Plan von Goethe's Faust''. 2. ed., Königsberg 1846
online.
* , in ''Historische und litterarische Abhandlungen der königlichen deutschen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg'' (Schubert, FW ed.) ** * ''Zur Erinnerung an

Simon Dach Simon Dach (29 July 1605 – 15 April 1659) was a German lyrical poet and hymnwriter, born in Memel, Duchy of Prussia (now Klaipėda in Lithuania). Early life Although brought up in humble circumstances (his father was a poorly paid court int ...

. Ein Vortrag in der Königlichen Deutschen Gesellschaft am 15. October 1847 gehalten.'' In: '' Neue Preußische Provinzial-Blätter'', Königsberg 1847, p. 437-447
online

References

Bibliography

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