Ferdinand of Saar

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Ferdinand Ludwig Adam von Saar (born September 30, 1833 in Vienna ; † July 24, 1906 in Vienna-Döbling ) was an Austrian writer , playwright and poet .

Life

Ferdinand Saar came from a family of officials ennobled in 1793 . However, the father died shortly after Ferdinand was born. The mother moved back to her parents' house, where Saar was brought up together with his cousin, who later became visual artist August von Pettenkofen . He attended elementary school in Vienna, then the Scots' city school and, from 1843, their grammar school . In 1849 he joined the army and in 1854 became a lieutenant . In 1860 he finished his officer career to devote himself to literature. However, high debts from his military service led to several prison terms in the following years. In 1871 he was freed from the most pressing need by noble patrons. In 1877 the novellas from Austria gained broader recognition. The Vienna Elegies in 1893 became the greatest public success . Saar had been awarded the Franz Joseph Order three years earlier, and in 1902 he became a member of the manor house of the Austrian Imperial Council.

The last few years have been characterized by illness and especially severe depression . After his marriage had tragically failed in 1884 with his wife's suicide , he also ended his own life in 1906 (house where he died: Rudolfinergasse  6, Unterdöbling ).

Along with Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Saar is one of the most important realistic storytellers in Austrian literature at the end of the 19th century. His works are characterized by humanistic ethos and social criticism .

Honors

Works (selection)

Monument to Ferdinand von Saar in Wertheimsteinpark in Vienna (sculptor: Franz Seifert )
Poem on the facade of the house at Ziegelofengasse 10 in Vienna-Margareten

literature

  • Constantin von Wurzbach : Saar, Ferdinand von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 28th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1874, pp. 4–6 ( digitized version ).
  • Ferdinand of Saar. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988,ISBN 3-7001-1483-4, p. 358 f. (Direct links on p. 358 , p. 359 ).
  • Michael Boehringer (Ed.): Ferdinand von Saar. Directions in Research. Commemorative script for the 100th anniversary of death . Praesens, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7069-0329-6 .
  • Kasim Egit: Ferdinand of Saar. Themes and narrative structures of his novels. Agora, Berlin 1981, ISBN 3-87008-098-1 .
  • Oda Hanisch: The Turgenev reception in Ferdinand von Saar's prose work . Dissertation. Magdeburg University of Education, Magdeburg 1987.
  • Klaus Heydemann: dealing with poets. On Ferdinand von Saar's poems “Contrasts”, “Grillparzer” and “Das Grab in Weidling” . In: Eugeniusz Tomiczek (Ed.): Vita pro litteris. Festschrift for Anna Stroka . Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa (et al.) 1993, ISBN 83-01-11258-1 , pp. 141-156.
  • Werner Hoffmann: Ferdinand von Saars “Tambi” as a counterfactor to Franz Grillparzer's novella “Der arme Spielmann”. In: Hartmut Laufhütte (ed.): History of literature as a profession. Festschrift for Dietrich Jöns . Mannheim Contributions to Linguistics and Literature Studies, Volume 24, ZDB -ID 579685-4 . Narr, Tübingen 1993, ISBN 3-8233-5024-2 , pp. 248-270.
  • Heinz Kindermann (Ed.): Correspondence between Ferdinand von Saar and Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach . Annual edition of the Vienna Bibliophile Society, Volume 1957, ZDB -ID 562582-8 . Vienna Bibliophile Society, Vienna 1957.
  • Herbert Klauser : A poet from Austria. Ferdinand of Saar. Life and work. Second expanded edition. Literas, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-85429-098-5 .
  • Ernst Kobau: The years of flight are restless ...: Josephine and Franziska von Wertheimstein  - Ferdinand von Saar . Böhlau, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-205-98624-5 .
  • Hadwig Kretzschmar: Ferdinand of Saar. A compilation of the editions of his writings and the literature about him and his work that have appeared since his death . Bibliographical booklets, Volume 4, ZDB -ID 536358-5 . Greven, Cologne 1965.
  • Marianne Lukas: Ferdinand of Saar. Life and work . Small Humboldt Library, Volume 204, ZDB -ID 2293051-6 . Humboldt, Vienna 1947.
  • Mandane Manko: Representation of figures and conflicts in Friedrich Spielhagen , Theodor Fontane , Ferdinand von Saar, Eduard von Keyserling . A comparative study of the stories “To pass the time”, “Effi Briest”, “Schloss Kostenitz” and “Am Südhang”. German university publications , old series, microfiche 2105, ZDB -ID 1319505-0 . Hänsel-Hohenhausen, Egelsbach ( inter alia) 1996, ISBN 3-8267-2105-5 . (Dissertation. University of Hamburg , Hamburg 1995).
  • Nikolaus Nowak: Ferdinand von Saar, Hymen, critically edited and interpreted by Nikolaus Nowak . (= Ferdinand von Saar, critical texts and interpretations , volume 8). Niemeyer , Tübingen 1997, ISBN 3-484-10765-0 (Dissertation University of Bonn 1996, 260 pages).
  • Karl Konrad Polheim (ed.): Ferdinand von Saar. A pioneer of literary modernity. Festschrift for the 150th birthday, with the lectures of the Bonn matinee and the London symposium as well as other contributions . Bouvier, Bonn 1985, ISBN 3-416-01857-5 .
  • Anne Socher: “You fell in love with me body and soul!” Depictions of deception and failed love in Ferdinand von Saar's novellas “Die Geigerin”, “Das Haus Reichegg” and “Ginevra” . Teacher Training Center (LBZ) of the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich , Munich 2007
  • Marcoen Sprenger: Ferdinand von Saar - the Reichegg house: a text-critical analysis, Nijmegen, 1997, OCLC 254273392 (dissertation University of Nijmegen 1996, 108 pages).
  • Giselheid Wagner: Forced harmony and disturbance. Voyeurism, femininity and the city with Ferdinand von Saar (= studies and texts on the social history of literature , volume 109), ZDB -ID 579006-2 . Niemeyer, Tübingen 2005, ISBN 3-484-35109-8 (dissertation University of Bayreuth 2004, 347 pages).
  • Karl Wagner:  Saar, Ferdinand Ludwig Adam from. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 315 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Martin Wenske: Ferdinand von Saars “Viennese Elegies”. Perspectives on understanding (= European university publications , series 1, German language and literature , volume 1457, ZDB -ID 510543-2 ). Peter Lang, Frankfurt (inter alia) 1994, ISBN 3-631-47347-8 .

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saar . In: Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 8: Saackhen, Wailckhl v. Saackhen - stone mason to Bulgarn . Voigt, Leipzig 1868, p. 4. - Text online .
  2. ↑ Instead of any special advertisement (...). In:  Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt (No. 15058/1906), July 25, 1906, p. 19, obituary. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp.
  3. ↑ District Museum Döbling: Museum History , accessed on August 2, 2016.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Among other things performed in the kk Hoftburgheater on the occasion of the celebration of Saar's 70th birthday. - See: Ferdinand v. Saar . In: Cooperative of German Stage Members (ed.): New Theater Almanach. Theater history year and address book . Volume 18.1907. Günther, Berlin 1907, p. 180. - Text online .
  2. ↑ The notes in this lemma give an approximate overview of the numerous anthologies, which v. Saars stories and novellas included.
  3. ↑ Acknowledgment Prize for Outstanding State Examination Thesis ; Graduate award and special award winner for ... really outstanding approval work ...
personal data
SURNAME Saar, Ferdinand von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saar, Ferdinand Ludwig Adam von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer, playwright and poet
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1906
Place of death Dobling