Josefine von Hoffinger
Josefine von Hoffinger , also Josefa , (born November 8, 1820 in Vienna , † September 25, 1868 at Altmannsdorf Castle , today Vienna) was an Austrian translator of Dante Alighieri's Divina Commedia ( Divine Comedy ).
Life
Hoffinger trained as an educator, translator and philosophical writer by studying new languages and literatures as well as the philosophy of her personal friend Anton Günther , was head of the imperial educational institution for daughters of civil servants in Vienna from 1848 to 1858 and devoted herself to her had to give up this position because of her health, until her death exclusively literary work. She died on September 25, 1868 in Altmannsdorf Castle, which is now in Vienna .
Her metrical translation of Dante's Divine Comedy (Vienna 1865, 3 vol.), Which was published for the poet's jubilee, in whose festive celebration in Dresden (September 1865) she took part, received the applause of connoisseurs, especially King John of Saxony, and was partially presented publicly on that occasion.
She also published translations of older and more recent Italian poetry, especially Giacomo Leopardis , along with a selection of her own poems under the title: Kronen aus Italiens Dichterwald (Halle 1868). Her philosophical and aesthetic-critical essays (about the essence of beauty; about Shakespeare , Goethe , Schiller etc.), mostly originally written as contributions to Günther and Veiths philosophical paperback Lydia (Vienna 1850-51), were written by her brother after her death Johann von Hoffinger under the title: Licht- und Tonwellen (2nd edition, that. 1871) published collectively.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hoffinger, Josephine von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 482 ( digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hoffinger, Josepha Edle von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 26th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1874, p. 388 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Dante's Divine Comedy , 1865 , digitized by HAAB Weimar. Electronic reproduction at: www.dantealighieri.dk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffinger, Josefine von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoffinger, Josefa von; Hoffinger, Josepha von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Dante translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1868 |
| Place of death | Altmannsdorf Castle |