Johann Christoph Rost
Johann Christoph Rost (born April 7, 1717 in Leipzig , † June 19, 1765 in Dresden ) was a German poet.
Life
Rost's father of the same name was a studied theologian and between 1716 and 1739 a sexton at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where Rost grew up and studied law and fine arts. During this time he was strongly influenced by his teacher Gottsched . In 1740 he found him an editor at a Berlin newspaper.
In 1742 he moved to Dresden, where he initially worked for the Dresden News of State and Scholarly Matters , and later as an official with the Count of Brühl . His earlier admiration for Gottscheds turns into open opposition, which is expressed, among other things, in the satirical poem Das Vorspiel .
In 1760 he was appointed senior tax secretary.
Works
- Shepherd tales , 1742 ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )
- Love learned , 1742
- Das Vorspiel , 1742 online (Bern edition 1743) - Internet Archive
- The beautiful night , 1754, later under the title Die Brautnacht
- The devil. To Mr. G., art judge at the Leipzig Schaubühne. Utopias 1755
- Kalliste , published in paperback for poets and poet friends
- The hidden Hamel
- The shepherd game
literature
- Max von Waldberg : Rost, Johann Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 29, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 276-278.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Christoph Rost in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Johann Christoph Rost at Zeno.org .
- Works by Johann Christoph Rost in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Johann Christoph Rost in the Internet Archive
Individual evidence
- ^ The church service in Leipzig in the 18th century , [1]
- ↑ a b http://www.zeno.org/Literatur/M/Rost,+Johann+Christoph/Biographie
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rost, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1765 |
| Place of death | Dresden |