Eduard Vilde
Eduard Vilde (born March 4, 1865 in Poidifer , † December 26, 1933 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian writer and founder of Estonian realism and journalist .
journalist
Eduard Vilde came from a family of servants. He grew up in the Muuga manor (German: Münkenhof , today Laekvere municipality ). From 1878 to 1882 he attended the Tallinn County School. From 1883 to 1886 he worked in the editorial department of the newspaper Virulane and from 1887 to 1890 at Postimees . In 1890 he settled in Berlin as a freelance journalist . From 1883 to 1905 he was again active in Estonia for various newspapers, including Virmaline in Narva , Eesti Postimees and Teataja in Tallinn and Uudised in Tartu . In 1896 he lived in Moscow for a short time .
exile
Because of his activity against the tsarist government, he had to leave the country after the Russian Revolution of 1905. Until the February Revolution of 1917 he lived in exile with his wife Linda Jürmann (1880–1966) , including in Switzerland , Finland , Germany , the USA (1911) and Copenhagen (1911–1917).
writer
After his return to Estonia he worked as a dramaturge at the Estonia Theater in 1917/18 . In 1919/20 he was in the diplomatic service of the young Republic of Estonia as the Estonian envoy in Berlin , where he lived as a freelance artist from 1920 to 1923. In 1923 he returned to Tallinn.
literature
Eduard Vilde was one of the most productive, multifaceted and famous Estonian journalists and writers of his time. He is the founder of critical realism in Estonian literature . His main work is the historical trilogy Mahtra sõda (1902), Kui Anija mehed Tallinnas käisid (1903) and Prohvet Maltsvet (1905–1908). They are central works of a consciously experienced Estentity and an examination of the history of the Estonian people at central points in their history. The novels are full of source material and memories that Eduard Vilde has masterfully exploited.
Works (selection)
- Musta mantliga mees (story, 1886)
- Kuhu päike ei paista (1888)
- Kõtistamise kõrred (1888)
- Karikas kihvti (1893)
- "Linda" aktsiad (1894)
- Külmale maale (novel, 1896)
- Raudsed käed (novel, 1898)
- Mahtra sõda (novel, 1902; German revolt in Machtra 1952, reprint 1984)
- Kui Anija mehed Tallinnas käisid (novel, 1903)
- Prohvet Maltsvet (Roman, 1905–1908)
- Jutustused ( short stories, 1913)
- Mäeküla piimamees (novel, 1916)
- Tabamata ime (drama, 1912)
- Pisuhänd (drama, 1913)
- Side (drama, 1922)
- Rahva sulased (unfinished, 1934)
Web links
- Eduard Vilde Museum in Tallinn
- Eduard Vilde in pictures
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vilde, Eduard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilde, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pudivere |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1933 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |