Maria Arndts

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Maria Arndts , née Maria Vespermann , married Maria Görres , (born April 5, 1823 in Munich , † May 23, 1882 there ) was a German writer . She also wrote under the pseudonym Carl Pauss .

Life

Maria Arndts was born in Munich as the daughter of the court actor Wilhelm Vespermann and the famous singer Klara Metzger-Vespermann . Already in childhood she showed great musical talent, so that Maria Arndts appeared in public concerts at the age of twelve. She also wrote occasional poems and dramas, which were initially only circulated in family circles.

Maria Arndts married the writer Guido Görres in 1844 , with whom she had three daughters. Görres died in 1852. In 1860 she married a second time to Carl Ludwig Arndts in Vienna, the widower of her good friend Bertha Arndts . Carl Ludwig Arndts, who was ennobled for his life's work in 1871, died in 1878. Maria Arndts lived as a widow in Munich until her death.

Maria Arndts wrote novels and dramas and even a comedy with Mozart as the matchmaker . She was also active as a composer (including a cycle of songs from Friedrich Wilhelm Weber's epic Dreizehnlinden ) and painter.

Works

  • The Murillos School. Dramas for the Christian home 1. Three pictures from Raphael's youth. Satori, Vienna 1864. ( digitized version )
  • A passion play in 5 pictures. Dramas for the Christian house 2. Satori, Vienna 1864. ( digitized version )
  • Mozart as a match maker. Comedy in three acts. Satori, Vienna 1869.
  • Easter in 5 pictures. Dramas for the Christian house 3. Satori, Vienna 1869. ( digitized version )
  • The Juhschreih on the Halseralm. Novella from the Bavarian mountain region by Maria von Arndts. To the best of the poor spa guests of Bad Kreuth. Zahn, Dresden 1875. ( digitized version )
  • Il Palio. Painter novella. Schöningh, Paderborn 1881. ( digitized version )
  • Thirteen Linden Festival. Declamations and songs for the Dreizehnlinden performance. Festival in seven pictures. Hoffmann & van Acken, Crefeld 1893.

literature

  • Constantin von Wurzbach : Arndts, Maria . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 22nd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1870, p. 466 ( digitized version ).
  • Franz Brümmer: Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present . First volume. Reclam, Leipzig 1913, p. 76 f.
  • Elisabeth Friedrichs: The German-speaking women writers of the 18th and 19th centuries . Metzler, Stuttgart 1981, p. 8.
  • Susanne Kord: Behind the scenes. German-speaking playwrights in the 18th and 19th centuries . Metzler, Stuttgart 1992, p. 329 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Arndts, Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vespermann, Maria (maiden name); Görres, Maria; Pauss, Carl (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1882
Place of death Munich