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Peder Rosenstand-Goiske (1752 – 6 February 1803) was a Danish playwright and lawyer. As a 19-year-old student in October 1771 he anonymously published the first issue of '' Den Dramatiske Journal'' (''The Dramatic Journal''), the oldest Danish theater magazine. He lived during the time of Denmark-Norway.
Rosenstand-Goiske was taught by his father, the theological professor P. Rosenstand-Goiske (1704–69) and graduated in 1769. As a young man deep in
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( Salmon's Conversation Lexicon, 2nd Edition, Vol. 20, p. 406) and Gerhard Schepelern '' opera in Denmark '' 1634–1975, 1995 *
Sticky
in DBL an
Illustrated Danish Literature
(1902)
of ''Den Dramatiske Journal''
on Litteraturpriser.dk * '' Critical Notices of the Royal Danish The scene '' (published in 1839 by Christian Molbech) is available a
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Peder Rosenstand-Goiske at Den Store Danske
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Education and career
Rosenstand-Goiske was taught by his father, the theological professor P. Rosenstand-Goiske (1704–69) and graduated in 1769. As a young man deep in aesthetic
Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed th ...
and in particular dramaturgical studies, Lessing's ''Hamburgische dramaturgie'' had made a strong impression on him, and he decided to give it a Danish counterpart. The first issue of ''Den Dramatiske Journal'' was released in October 1771, making it the first Danish theater magazine, which, despite its short two-season lifespan, became a very important source of national theatrical history.
A sharp criticism of theater director Niels Area Bredal's 1771 operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
''Tronfølgen i Sidon'' egging this to open a polemic against the unwelcome a reviewer from the scene boards with by piece ''Den Dramatiske Journal'', which gave rise to a tremendous scandal with fights and uproar in the theater house. It was this "dramatic war" which spawned Ewald's ''De brutale Klappere''. Another theater historical work of Rosenstand-Goiske, ''Kritiske Efterretninger om den danske Skueplads'' (''Critical news of the Danish Theater'') (1778–80) remained in manuscript until it was published by Christian Molbech in 1839.
In 1780 Rosenstand-Goiske became employed as theater censor, and between 1786 and 1792, he was also a member of the theater management. At the same time he worked as a lawyer. In 1775 he took the Danish legal examination, and the following year he was auditor, and in 1783, after passing in Latin-law degree, an attorney by Supreme Court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
. For three years (1794–97), he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Prime Minister in Norway, and thrived there.
About the understanding of the genre
Gerhard Schepelern wrote that Rosenstand-Goiske harshly judged songs from plays that do not reveal the importance of the music's role as conveyor of action, ideas and mood. The same attitude was shared byKnud Lyne Rahbek
Knud Lyne Rahbek (18 December 1760 – 22 April 1830) was a Denmark, Danish literary historian, critic, writer, poet and magazine editor.
Biography
Knud Lyne Rahbek was the son of clergyman . He had always wanted to become an actor. In his yout ...
, who for many years pursued the music-dramatic genre from the same viewpoint. Rahbek considered it "a devastating poison that not only kills our theater, but spears our National-Character". According to Schepelern, Rosenstand-Goiske was the only person in those years who publicly expressed a deeper understanding of the essence of operatic art.Schepelern s.36f
References
Further reading
* Display of the librarian J. Clausen iSALMONSEN
( Salmon's Conversation Lexicon, 2nd Edition, Vol. 20, p. 406) and Gerhard Schepelern '' opera in Denmark '' 1634–1975, 1995 *
Thomas Overskou
Thomas Overskou (11 October 1798 in Copenhagen– 7 November 1873 in Copenhagen) was a Danish actor, playwright and theater historian and a titular professor in 1852. His plays are preserved in the Dramatic Collection of the Royal Danish Library.
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, ''The Danish Theater'' II;: ''The dramatic Journal'' is a great informative Notes, released '' The Company of Danish theater history '' by Carl Behrens.
External links
Sticky
in DBL an
Illustrated Danish Literature
(1902)
of ''Den Dramatiske Journal''
on Litteraturpriser.dk * '' Critical Notices of the Royal Danish The scene '' (published in 1839 by Christian Molbech) is available a
Google Books
Peder Rosenstand-Goiske at Den Store Danske
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenstand-Goiske, Peder 1752 births 1803 deaths Danish theatre directors Danish theatre critics Lawyers from Copenhagen 18th-century Danish lawyers 19th-century Danish lawyers 18th-century Danish dramatists and playwrights Danish male dramatists and playwrights 18th-century male writers Jurists from Denmark–Norway Writers from Denmark–Norway