Carit Etlar

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Carl Brosbøll alias Carit Etlar

Carit Etlar ( pseudonym of Johan Carl Christian Brosbøll ; born August 7, 1816 in Fredericia , † May 9, 1900 in Gentofte ) was a Danish writer .

Life

Etlar initially devoted himself to painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen , but then went, orphaned and without fortune, to writing and wrote novels and plays for his living.

After he had passed the exam artium in 1844, he received the gold medal of the University of Copenhagen two years later for answering an aesthetic award. He had already attracted attention earlier through his novella Smuglerens Søn ( The Smuggler's Son , German 1848), which had appeared under the poet's name Carit Etlar (which was also retained afterwards) . This pseudonym is an anagram of "Carl Tertia", ie of his first name and that of his first great love Tertia Fabricius. Because of her untimely death, Etlar could not marry her, but instead entered into an - unhappy - marriage with Hansine Thorbjørnsen in 1851. In 1886 Etlar dissolved this marriage in order to marry Olga Augusta Schultz, 37 years his junior, who stayed with him until his death at the age of 84.

Etlar's breakthrough as an author came in the 1850s with his historical novels Gjöngehövdingen ( The Chief of the Gjöngen , 3rd ed. 1854) and Dronningens Vagtmester ( The Queen's Sergeant ). The ability of historical coloring and strong realistic characteristics, which he hinted at here, he later developed significantly, for example in his Herverts Krönike (1863), Viben Peter (1875), Folk i Nöd ( The People in Need , 1878) and Salomon Baadsmand ( Salomon Boatswain , 1880). In Et Pleiebarn and Abraham, Isak and Jakob he drew pictures of the life of the perpetrators in Jutland with delicacy and sympathy (“Tater” is the historical Scandinavian term for traveling people or Roma , cf. Resandefolket ). Etlar was less outstanding as a dramatic poet ( Naar Solen gaar ned , Herr Lauge med den tunge Haand , Rörfuglen ), although his plays lack no scenic effect. His travel descriptions Arabere og Kabylere (1868) and Gjennem Ungarn og Siebenbürgen (1871) are full of interesting scenes and picturesque situations.

Etlar was one of the most prolific Danish poets and was seen as the legitimate successor of Walter Scott . His imagination was extraordinarily rich and fertile, and his sense of the distinctive and characteristic was strong. However, his easy way of producing was not always conducive to the development of his significant talent. Etlar was also the inspector of the Royal Library in Copenhagen. His writings ( Skrifter ) appeared in 24 volumes (Copenhagen 1859–68); a new collection ( Skrifter, ny Samling ) appeared in five volumes (Copenhagen 1873–79).

Works

  • Smuglerens Søn - Roman (1839)
  • Madsalune - Roman (1841)
  • Strandrøveren - Roman (1853)
  • Gjøngehøvdingen - Roman (1853)
  • Dronningens Vagtmester - Novel (1855)
  • Vaabenmesteren - Roman (1855)
  • Herremænd - Novella (1855)
  • I Dynekilen - Drama (1862)
  • Herverts Krønike - Novel (1863)
  • Krigsbilleder - Novella (1865)
  • Broget Selskab - Novella (1868)
  • Tranens Varsel - Roman (1869)
  • Viben Peter - Roman (1874)
  • Tordenskjold i Dynekilen - Drama (1872)
  • Catch paa Kalø - novel (1877)
  • Salomon Baadsmand - Roman (1881)

Remarks

  1. ↑ See biographical overview (Danish)

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personal data
SURNAME Etlar, Carit
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brosboell, Karl; Brosbøll, Johan Carl Christian; Brosböll, Johann Karl Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Fredericia
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1900
Place of death Gentofte