Ernst Jacob von Audorf
Ernst Jacob von Audorf (also Amydor, the Hilarious ; born November 30, 1639 ; died December 5, 1705 ) was a captain of the Breslau city garrison, military engineer and novelist.
Life
Audorf was probably born in Pürbischau near Trebnitz in the Silesian principality of Oels , the property of his father Heinrich von Audorf. He seems to have been a military professional, at least at the beginning of the 18th century he was captain of a company in the city garrison of Wroclaw, and he wrote a pamphlet on fortification ( Discurs von der Krieg-Baukunst or Fortification ).
As a novelist, he is the author of Die Durchlauchtigste Olorena / Oder Warhrachtige State and Love History of this time , a key novel that transparently depicts political-military events from the period between 1660 and 1680, including, above all, a love affair with Duke Charles IV of Lorraine (“Carlloreno”) with Eleonora Maria Josefa , sister of the Habsburg Emperor Leopold I. The four-part novel was supplemented by a fifth part by August Bohse and published under his own name.
Audorf's second novel, Publius Cornelius Scipio, the African heroes and love story is a textbook of Roman history in the form of a novel, loosened up with love stories as well as dramatic and poetic interludes.
Audorf probably died on his estate in Domatschine, also in the Principality of Oels.
Works
- Discurs of war architecture or fortification, between Thudesco, an experienced engineer, and Sylvandern, a young nobleman, in which the flaws of the previously common Dutch manner, as well as their improvement [...] is indicated, alongside a completely new [... ] Fortification type. Jonisch, Breslau 1680, digitized .
- The most serene Olorena / Oder warhaffige state and love story of this time: Which is worthy of note due to special fortunate cases / and the / against the two most powerful states of Europe / the incomparable Carlloreno / the incomparable Carlloreno / promoted to pampered mind-delight in pressure by Talander [di August Bohse]. Weidman, Leipzig 1694, 2nd edition 1697 ( digitized version ), 3rd edition 1708.
- Publius Cornelius Scipio The African Heroes and Love Story. Therein a short draft of the Roman history from the conquest of the city of Troy to Bite to the death of the obbemelten hero / In a novel is presented by the amused Amydor. 2 volumes. Rohrlach, Frankfurt a. a. 1696 and 1698.
literature
- Franz Heiduk : Ernst Jacob von Autorff. An unknown Silesian novelist. In: Schlesien 14 (1969), pp. 7-14.
- Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General scholarly lexicon . Vol. 1. Leipzig 1750, sv von Audorf (Ernst Jacob) .
- Ingeborg Springer-Strand: Autorff, Ernst Jacob von. In: Wilhelm Kühlmann (Ed.): Killy Literature Lexicon . Authors and works from the German-speaking cultural area. 2., completely revised Ed. De Gruyter, Berlin 2008, vol. 1, p. 265.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Today Pierwoszów, district of Wisznia Mała in Poland.
- ↑ Today Domaszczyn, district of Długołęka in Poland.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Audorf, Ernst Jacob from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Amydor the Hilarious (pseudonym); Audorff, Ernst Jacob von; Autorff, Ernst Jacob from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Military engineer and novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1639 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1705 |