Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld

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Ida von Düringsfeld
Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, engraving around 1885

Ida von Düringsfeld , from 1845 by marriage to Otto Freiherr von Reinsberg , Baroness von Reinsberg -Düringsfeld (born November 12, 1815 in Militsch , Lower Silesia , † October 25, 1876 in Stuttgart ) was a German writer. Already at the age of 15 she published poems and, after moving to Dresden in 1835, also appeared with novellas and novels. She wrote numerous novels and travelogues, which were widely read in her day.

Life

Origin and childhood

Ida von Düringsfeld was the daughter of a major Karl Schmidt, who was raised to the nobility on September 20, 1811 because of his special services in a Prussian hussar regiment called "von Düringsfeld" . She spent her youth on the estates Ostrawe and Pluskau near Herrnstadt , bought by her mother Julie von der Gröben, a daughter of General Karl Ernst August von der Groeben , as well as in the neighboring towns of Ostrowo and Breslau , where she taught Romance and Slavic languages as well as in music. She also showed a poetic talent from an early age, which her aunt, Frau v. Wurmb and her brother, Lieutenant Colonel v. Platen, favored and promoted through introduction to literature. Her first lyrical poems appeared from 1830 in the Dresdner Abend-Zeitung published by Theodor Hell . Encouraged by this, she published a large collection of poems under the name Thekla in 1835 at the age of 19 .

Early work

Soon afterwards she moved to Dresden . There she devoted herself to learning the English language and further developed her musical talent through singing lessons. There she also became acquainted with the poet Christoph August Tiedge and the painter Moritz Retzsch , both of whom exerted a significant influence on her poetic and artistic development. Funded in this way, she turned her studies of Spanish literature into epic poems, which appeared under the name " The Star of Andalusia " in 1838, and which contain a cycle of novels whose material is taken from Spanish and Arabic history. From 1842 to 1845 Ida von Düringsfeld published a series of short stories and novels, her first, anonymously published by her, “ Schloß Goczyn. From the papers of a lady of standing ”, established her poetic reputation in 1841.

More of her early novels followed: Sketches from the Noble World , 6 volumes (1842–46), Marie , In der Heimat (1843), Haraldsburg , Magdalene (1844), Hugo , Graf Chala (1845) and Hedwig . Critics accused her that these novels were based less on her own independent invention than on a conscious or unconscious imitation of the poet Ida Hahn-Hahn and imitating objects and thoughts, as well as the language of the poet taken from aristocratic circles.

Later life and work

Since October 20, 1845, she was married to the linguistic and cultural researcher Otto Freiherr von Reinsberg , whom she accompanied on his extensive travels through Bohemia , Italy , Dalmatia , Belgium and Switzerland . She processed her travel impressions in cultural-historical novels (including Margarete von Valois , 1847) and stories. She also emerged as a translator of Slavic and Italian folk songs .

This joint activity had an extremely favorable influence on both of them, insofar as Reinsberg had a more ideal upswing through the poetic nature of his partner, while Ida von Düringsfeld had a more mature experience through his scientific method and the travels with him, and for the people and actions she described received a geographical and historical background.

This is why her later writings show a more realistic direction and simpler language, as well as greater versatility, in that she harmoniously interweaves the impressions gathered on her travels with the characters of her poetic invention and processes them in cultural-historical studies. Margarete von Valois' first work written in this way (1847) emerged from a careful study of French memoirs; Antonio Foscarini (1850), Am Canal Grande (1848) and From Italy (1851) are based on Italian travel experiences ; play in Switzerland : A boarding house on Lake Geneva (1851), Esther (1852), Clotilde (1855), and From Switzerland (1850).

After a long stay in the Netherlands , where she also became acquainted with King Leopold of Belgium and entered into correspondence, the following emerged: Nico Beliki (1856–64), Norbert Dujardin (1861), Hendrik (1862). From the Scheldt to the Meuse (1861), and the lively and cozy story The Sculptor of Mechelen , which appeared in the short story collection Prismen , published in 1873 .

Dalmatia is depicted in the novellas Die rothe Mütze and Milena (1863), as well as in the study Aus Dalmatien (1867); Bohemia and Austria in the novellas: Ignota and Auf Goyen (published in Prismen in 1873 ), as well as in the story Der Stoblwirth published in Westermann's monthly magazine , finally in the studies written together with her husband: Aus Kärnten (1857), Aus Meran (1868 ), and cultural-historical sketches from Meran (1874).

Two novels published in the Prisms : Four stairs up and In a small bath , as well as a larger novel: Die Literaten (1863), deal with life in Leipzig and the surrounding area, and at the same time express an unfavorable judgment of several well-known writers, through which she incurred many animosities and violent retorts.

Their happy marriage, however, had another positive result, in that their lyrical talent, which they had already practiced, gained not only in depth and great understanding of the subject, but also in vividness of color through the impressions they gathered on their travels. The same was presented in two ways, on the one hand in his own self-creative poetry, namely in the collection published under the name Für Dich (1851), the second edition of which appeared in 1865; as well as in Amimone, an alpine tale from Lake Geneva (1852), on the other hand in successful translations of Slavic and Italian folk songs , which she published under the name Bohemian Roses (1851), and songs from Tuscany (1854-59). Both poetic creations gained general recognition through the melodiousness of the language, their own poems through truth and intimacy of feeling, the translations through faithful reproduction of the original.

The scientific work, which she produced partly independently and partly in collaboration with her husband, includes several literary-historical and biographical representations, among others. a. Byron's Frauengestalten (1845), the translation of the Königinhof manuscript (1858) and the book of memorable women (1863).

With great enthusiasm she also participated in the lexicon of proverbs published by Reinsberg , which appeared in 1872 under the title: Proverbs of the Germanic and Romance languages and contains 2000 proverbs from 230 dialects. This model work was preceded by a smaller book, The Proverb as Cosmopolitan, viewed from the philosophical, practical and humorous standpoint (1863), in which there is evidence of how the same thought evolves under the influence of different nations and tribes, as well as countries and customs and designed languages ​​in a variety of ways. In addition, Reinsberg devoted himself with preference to chronological studies, which he used in a manual "Catechism of Calendar Studies", 1876. Both directions prompted extensive links with scholars and journals, as well as extensive correspondence and the publication of reviews and feature sections .

At the same time, however, Ida v. Düringsfeld under the strenuous activity. However, she remained mentally active and productive until her end, even if her work was often interrupted by asthmatic attacks caused by a heart condition. During a two-time stay in Greifswald and Eldena , she tried in vain to heal by breathing in sea air; on the contrary, her complaints increased since her return to Leipzig . She spent her last days in Leisnig , Zerbst and Stuttgart , where she suddenly died on October 25, 1876. Her husband, who had devoted all his creative work to their joint work and careful care, committed suicide the following day, October 26th.

Works

  • Poems , 1835
  • The star of Andalusia . Romance 1838
  • Goczyn Castle. From the papers of a Lady von Stande , 1841, books.google.de
  • In the Heimath letters of a half year from leaf buds to leaf fall , books.google.de
  • Marie. Breslau 1842, books.google.de
  • Sketches from the noble world. 6 volumes. 1842-46, volume 2
  • Magdalene. Wroclaw 1844
  • Hedwig. Wroclaw 1845
  • Byron's women . Breslau 1845, books.google.de
  • Count Chala. Berlin, Duncker 1845, books.google.de
  • Margarethe von Valois and her time, memoir novel. Leipzig, Brockhaus 1847, part 1 , part 2 , part 3
  • On the Grand Canal. Dresden, Meinhold & Sons 1848
  • Antonio Foscarini in 4 volumes, Stuttgart 1850, Volume 1 , Volume 2 , Volume 3 , Volume 4
  • Travel sketches - Part 1: From Switzerland. Bremen, Schlodtmann 1850, digitized
  • Travel Sketches - Part 2: From Italy. Bremen, 1850–51, books.google.de
  • Travel Sketches - From Dalmatia , 1857 Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5
  • Bohemian roses, Czech folk songs. Breslau, Kern 1851, books.google.de
  • A boarding house on Lake Geneva: 2 novels in e. Home. Breslau, Kern 1851, part 1 , part 2
  • Esther, short story novel in two volumes. Breslau, Trewendt & Granier 1852, Volume 1 , Volume 2
  • Amimone, an alpine fairy tale from Lake Geneva. Breslau, Terwendt 1852
  • Clotilde, a story of two hearts. Berlin 1855, books.google.de
  • From the Scheldt to the Meuse, the spiritual life of the Vlamingen since the revival of literature; Biographies. Lehmann, Leipzig; Claassen, Brussels, 1861 Volume 1 , Volume 2 , Volume 3
  • Norbert Dujardin. Breslau 1861, books.google.de
  • Hendrick - A story from Antwerp , books.google.de
  • The book of memorable women , Leipzig, Otto Spamer 1863, books.google.de
  • Milena, a story from Ragusa. Leipzig 1863
  • Prisms: short stories. 2 volumes. Berlin 1863
    • Up four flights of stairs.
    • In a little bath.
    • The literati. , Volume 1 , Volume 2
  • The proverb as a cosmopolitan: 3 volumes. Leipzig, frieze 1866
    • Volume 1: The proverb as a philosopher. , Digitized
    • Volume 2: The proverb as an internship. , Digitized
    • Volume 3: The proverb as a humorist. , Digitized
  • together with Otto von Reinsberg : Wedding book: Customs and beliefs of weddings among the Christian peoples of Europe , with XXIV illustrations by Albert Kretschmer . JG Bach, Leipzig 1871 urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 1-71430
  • Proverbs of the Germanic and Romance languages ​​/ Ida u. Otto von Reinsberg -Düringsfeld. Leipzig 1872, Volume 1 , Volume 2

literature

  • Margarete Arndt: Ida von Düringsfeld. A Silesian poet of the 19th century . In: Yearbook of the Schlesische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Breslau , Volume 24, 1983, pp. 279–298.
  • Petra Himstedt-Vaid: Mediator of Slavic people's pose in Germany: Ida von Düringsfeld . In: Zeitschrift für Balkanologie , 42, 2006, 1 + 2, pp. 78–92.
  • Josef Matl: Preradovic, Kukuljevic, Düringsfeld in Dubrovnik . In: Zbornik iz dubrovacke proslosti. Milan Resetaru o 70-oj godisnjici zivota prijatelji i ucenici . Dubrovnik 1931.
  • Miljan Mojasevic: Ida von Düringsfeld's literary relations with the southern Slavs. Your travel sketches and translations . In: World of the Slavs II (1957). Pp. 302-313. Also in: Miljan Mojasevic: German-Yugoslav encounters . Vienna 1970. pp. 82-90.
  • Düringsfeld, Ida v. . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 1. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 172 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Theodor Pyl:  Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Ida von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 102-104.
  • Men of Time Biographical Lexicon of the Present , Women of Time p.93

Web links

Wikisource: Ida von Düringsfeld  - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodor Pyl:  Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Ida von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 102-104.
  2. Mailbox answer in: Ch. D. in L .: Various . In: The Gazebo . Issue 48, 1876, pp. 816 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).