Karl Ferdinand Dräxler

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Karl Ferdinand Dräxler (also under the pseudonyms Manfred and Dräxler-Manfred ; born on June 17, 1806 in Lemberg ; died on December 31, 1879 in Darmstadt ) was an Austrian publicist, poet, storyteller and translator.

Life

Dräxler's father was an Austrian civil servant. At his request, Dräxler studied law first in Vienna and then in Leipzig , where Amadeus Wendt became his adviser and Karl Herloßsohn his friend. In 1829 he received his doctorate in Leipzig and then returned to Vienna. Since he was not admitted to a government office because of his origin from Galicia and because of his age, he turned to writing. In 1826 a first volume of poetic works appeared. From 1834 to 1836 he edited the Brockhaus'sche Pfennig magazine in Vienna, through which he became acquainted with Nikolaus Lenau , Anastasius Grün , Friedrich Witthauer and Eduard von Bauernfeld .

Since he saw no future in Austria during the Metternich era under the strict censorship prevailing there, he left Vienna in 1837 and traveled for several years to Germany, Belgium, France and England. In 1845 he finally settled in Darmstadt . Until 1852 he headed the editorial department of the Darmstädter Zeitung and was then editor of Die Muse until 1857 . Sheets for serious and cheerful entertainment . In 1845 he became dramaturge at the court theater in Darmstadt . In addition, from 1845 to 1856 he published the Rheinische Taschenbuch published by Verlag Sauerländer , a series in which, in addition to poems, novellas and stories, reproductions of important paintings in steel engraving together with biographical sketches of the artists concerned and critical considerations on the works appeared. In later years he was honored by the Duke of Saxony-Meiningen by being appointed court counselor and by the King of the Netherlands by being awarded the Order of the Oak Crown .

Over the course of his life, Dräxler was a very productive author who, however, was never able to completely break free of his role models in his prose and poetry - here Rückert , Platen and Heine would be mentioned. He is considered to be important as a translator from French - such as Victor Hugos Hernani and Ruy Blas - and as an author of children's books and educational writings in the Enlightenment tradition (for example, Welt und Ton ).

Works

  • Triumph of love. A hymn by Friedrich von Schiller. Singed in rhyming Latin rhythms. Königgraz 1826.
  • Esslair in Prague. A critical illumination of his guest performances. Prague 1826.
  • Romances, songs and sonnets. Prague 1826. Second volume under the title Newer Poems. Prague 1828. Third edition: Poems . Frankfurt am Main 1847.
  • The spoon knights. Novella. Hamburg 1826.
  • Bluebells. A number of short stories, stories and legends. 2 parts. Braunschweig 1827 and 1828.
  • The monastery of St. Bernard. Narrative. Meissen 1828.
  • Colorful pictures. Stories. Nuremberg 1830.
  • World and sound. A useful educational book for entering high society. With hints and rules for the ordinary and special relationships in life. Prague 1830.
  • The book of stories for the youth. Vienna 1834.
  • Preciosa. Entertainment book for children. Vienna 1835.
  • Groups and puppets. Novellas. 2 vols. Leipzig 1836.
  • Heart and honor. Novellas and accounts. 2 vols. Frankfurt am Main 1839.
  • Rides. Novellas. Erlangen 1840.
  • Twenty-four hours. A feature section of the day. Leipzig 1842.
  • The flower album. Ser plants symbolism and language in the Occident and Orient. Siegen & Wiesbaden 1843.
  • Vignettes. Portraits and genre pictures. Frankfurt am Main 1845.
  • Sonnenberg. Customers and Legends. A memorial book of the ruin. Wiesbaden 1845.
  • Stories from and after life. Stuttgart 1853.
  • Joy and sorrow. Songs and pictures. Erfurt 1858.
  • Pentameron. Stories from life. Leipzig 1858.
  • Sybillic leaves. Self-examination and world view. Frankfurt am Main 1860.
  • Beneficence. Notes for noble hearts. Stuttgart 1865. 2nd presumably edition under the title: Heart mirror. Stories and pictures for the German world of women. 1868.
Translations
  • Ovid : The Publius Ovidius Naso's songs of love. Leipzig 1827.
  • Victor Hugo: Hernani. Drama. Leipzig 1833.
  • Victor Hugo: Ruy Blas. Drama. Frankfurt am Main 1839.
  • Victor Hugo: The Rhine. Letters. 2 vols. Frankfurt am Main 1842.
  • Adolphe d'Ennery , Julien de Mallian: Marianne a woman from the people. Paintings from folk life in 5 elevators. Darmstadt 1846.
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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Muse. Sheets for serious and cheerful entertainment. Darmstadt 1853-1857, ZDB ID 527123-x .
  2. ^ Michael Then: Dräxler (-Manfred), Karl Ferdinand . In: Killy Literature Lexicon , Berlin 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Dräxler, Karl Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manfred (pseudonym); Dräxler-Manfred, Karl Ferdinand (pseudonym); Klinger, KLW von (pseudonym); Claudius, FC (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian publicist, poet, storyteller and translator
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH Lviv
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1879
Place of death Darmstadt