Josef Enengl

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Josef Enengl (born September 4, 1926 in Kallham in the Hausruckviertel ; died April 26, 1993 in Vienna-Ottakring ) was an Austrian poet , storyteller and essayist .

Life

After attending secondary school in Linz, Enengl studied German literature and philosophy in Graz and Vienna and received his doctorate with a dissertation on Sören Kierkegaard . He became interested in the fine arts at an early age and was friends with Alfred Kubin , Fritz Wotruba , Emilio Vedova and Karl Anton Wolf . In 1950 the first essays on Wotruba and Kierkegaard appeared, he published studies on Kubin, Ensor , Picasso and others and in the literary and art magazine Freibord , which was co-founded by Hermann Schürrer, his “dream records”, fantastic poems and stories were reprinted. After poetry publications in Merkur , the Neue Deutsche Hefte and the Neue Wegen , the first volume of poetry Der Vogel Simurg was published in 1957 . In his poetry and prose, Enengl was close to surrealism without ever feeling that he belonged to a specific literary group. In his last years Enengl lived in seclusion in the Viennese working class district Ottakring.

Appreciations

Works

  • The bird Simurg. Vienna 1957.
  • Poems 1950–1978. Vienna 1979.
  • New poems. Vienna 1980.
  • Cafe Billroth and other selected poems. Vienna 1980.
  • Gold digging holes. Alfred Kubin's self-talk. Jump images. 3 poetry cycles. Vienna 1981.
  • Black mirrors. Vienna 1983.
  • The lumberjack. Vienna 1983.
  • Baudelaire is the genius of the parachutist or The eagle's pride scratches my back. Dream records. Vienna 1986.
  • At the origin of breathing. Fantastic poems, stories, studies, essays, dream recordings. Vienna 1987.
  • Linz - Tibet - Vienna. Shorthand notes. Vienna 1989.
  • The moving inventory of the betting office. Poems. Vienna 1989.

literature

  • Hans Höller : About Josef Enengl. In: The ramp. Issue 1. Linz 1994, pp. 10-12.
  • Gerhard Jaschke : Enengl, Josef. In: Walther Killy (Ed.): Literaturlexikon . Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verlag, Gütersloh u. Munich 1989, Volume 3, p. 246 f.
  • Gerhard Jaschke: magician far from the earth. Vienna 1987.
  • Gerhard Jaschke: Like never before. On the 10th anniversary of Josef Enengl's death. Cologne 2003.
  • Hermann Schürrer : On Josef Enengl's poems 1950–78. Vienna 1979.
  • Camillo Schaefer : A poet for poets. Vienna 1979.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jaschke: Enengl, Josef. In: Killy Literature Lexicon. Gütersloh u. Munich 1989, Volume 3, p. 246 f.
  2. ↑ Prize winners - Promotion Prizes of the City of Vienna ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wien.gv.at
personal data
SURNAME Enengl, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian poet, storyteller and essayist
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Kallham
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 1993
Place of death Vienna-Ottakring