Christoph Wieprecht
Christoph Wieprecht (born October 15, 1875 in Essen , † September 24, 1942 there ) was a German writer .
Life
Christoph Wieprecht came from a working class family who immigrated from Eichsfeld to the Ruhr area . After attending elementary school , he worked from 1890 to 1927 as a worker in the Friedrich-Krupp-AG in Essen . He rose through various stations from errand boy to cutter / lathe operator and finally to factory supervisor. As a devout Catholic, Wieprecht belonged to the Christian Metalworkers' Association and was close to the “ People's Association for Catholic Germany ”. Around 1910 he began to write poems , which appeared from 1916 in publications of the publishing house of Christian Union Youth. From 1918 onwards he was in contact with Wilhelm Vershofen and his group of " Werkfolk on House Nyland "; from 1924 he was a member of the " Ruhrlandkreis " founded by Otto Wohlgemuth . In 1927 he was given early retirement because of a nervous problem.
Christoph Wieprecht's work consists mainly of poems in which he processed his personal experiences in the metal industry; his poetry makes use of expressionist stylistic devices and often aims to heroise and mythologize the work, which the author understands as a "worship service". Although Wieprecht published only a little after 1933, he was one of the authors promoted by the National Socialist cultural policy; Wieprecht rewarded the late recognition with positive statements about the Third Reich .
Works
- Flames , M.-Gladbach 1916
- Hammer and sword , M. Gladbach 1918
- Earth , Duisburg 1922
- Worker Martyrs , Essen 1923
- Nachtgesang , Essen 1924
- From iron depths , Duisburg 1932
- In the growing ore , Duisburg 1933
- Work group , Potsdam 1938
Editing
- The Catholic Anthology , Essen 1929 (together with Wolfgang Wallisfurth)
literature
- Monika Müller-Ahle (Ed.): Christoph Wieprecht , Dortmund 1993
Web links
- Literature by and about Christoph Wieprecht in the catalog of the German National Library
- Christoph Wieprecht in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
- Homepage
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wieprecht, Christoph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1942 |
Place of death | eat |