Malla Montgomery-Silfverstolpe
Malla Montgomery-Silfverstolpe (baptismal name Magdalena Sophia Montgomery; * February 8, 1782 , † January 17, 1861 ) was a Swedish writer and well-known figure in the literary world in the first half of the 19th century .
Live and act
Malla Montgomery-Silfverstolpe was the daughter of Colonel Robert Montgomery and Charlotta Rudbeck. Her mother died when she was only two months old; she grew up with her grandmother Magdalena Rudberg in Edsberg Palace . In 1804 she married Rittmeister David Gudmund Silfverstolpe (1769-1819) and from 1812 lived in Uppsala .
After the death of her husband in 1819, she founded Sweden's most famous literary salon about a year later. Their house was a meeting place for writers, composers and intellectuals. Her best-known work is her posthumously published memoir.
German-language editions of works
- Romantic Germany. Travel journal of a Swedish woman (1825-1826) with an introduction by Ellen Key . Translator: Marie Franzos . Leipzig 1912, online
literature
- Ingrid Holmquist: "Malla Silfverstolpe's romantic salon: a forum for literature and friendship" in: Salon culture and wanderlust: Nordic and German literature in the age of romanticism , 2000
Web links
- Literature by and about Malla Montgomery-Silfverstolpe in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Malla Montgomery-Silfverstolpe in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Malla Silfverstolpe (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Malla Silfverstolpe - Historiesajten. Retrieved December 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Silfverstolpe, Malla. Retrieved December 15, 2018 (UK English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montgomery-Silfverstolpe, Malla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1782 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1861 |