Adelheid von Stolterfoth
Adelheid Karoline Wilhelmine Julie von Stolterfoth (born September 11, 1800 in Eisenach , † December 17, 1875 in Wiesbaden ) was a German poet .
Life
Adelheid von Stolterfoth was the daughter of Gottfried von Stolterfoth and Caroline née Schott von Schottenstein . Adelheid von Stolterfoth grew up in Erlangen . In 1816 she and her mother moved to the Rhine, first to Bingen and later to Winkel (Rheingau) . Since the death of her mother (1825) she lived in the family of her uncle, the President of Parliament, Hans Carl Freiherr von Zwierlein , whom she married on February 14, 1844. She accompanied the Zwierlein family on their travels to England (1827), Switzerland and Northern Italy (1828). With her sister she toured Tyrol in 1840 and Holland and Belgium in 1841. After the death of her husband, she lived alternately in the Rheingau in Langenwinkel , Eltville or in Frankfurt am Main , most recently in Wiesbaden .
Adelheid von Stolterfoth became known for Rhine poems and is a representative of the Rhine romanticism : "Rheinischer Sagenkreis" (romances, ballads and legends), 1835; "Rheinische Lieder und Sagen", 1839, 4th edition 1859; "Rheinisches Album or: The Rheingau with the Wispertal and the neighboring cities of Mainz and Wiesbaden", 1836; "Stolzenfels Castle" (epic poem), 1842.
Fonts
- Zoraide (1825)
- Alfred (1834)
- Rhenish legends. A cycle of romances, ballads and legends of the Rhine . - Frankfurt a./M: Jügel, 1835. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- The Rhenish minstrel. A Series of Ballads, traditional and legendary, of the Rhine . - Frankfort o / M: Jugel, 1835. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- Rhenish Album (1838)
- Rhenish songs and sagas (1839)
- Alfred: Romantic-epic poem in 8 songs (1840)
- Picturesque description of Wiesbaden and the surrounding area (1841)
- Stolzenfels Castle (1842)
literature
- Heinrich Groß: German poets and writers in words and pictures. Volume 1. Fr. Thiel, Berlin 1885, pp. 248-252.
- Max Mendheim : Adelheid von Stolterfoth . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 36, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 414 f.
- Frank Brümmer: Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Volume 7: Spillmann to Wissmann. 6th, completely revised and greatly increased edition. Reclam, Leipzig 1913, p. 92 f.
- Nassau parliamentarians. Part 1: Cornelia Rösner: The Landtag of the Duchy of Nassau 1818–1866 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Nassau. 59 = Prehistory and history of parliamentarism in Hesse. 16). Historical Commission for Nassau, Wiesbaden 1997, ISBN 3-930221-00-4 , pp. 196–197.
Web links
- Literature by and about Adelheid von Stolterfoth in the catalog of the German National Library
- Adelheid von Stolterfoth - Der Salmenfischer (1829) ( Memento from November 23, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Adelheid von Stolterfoth: Rheinischer Sagen-Kreis (1835)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stolterfoth, Adelheid von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stolterfoth, Adelheid Karoline Wilhelmine Julie von (full name); Zwierlein, Adelheid Wilhelmine Julie von (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet of the romantic Rhine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eisenach |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1875 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |