Max Eduard Liehburg
Max Eduard Liehburg (born January 18, 1899 in Zurich , † June 11, 1962 in Corfu ) was a Swiss writer .
Life
Max Eduard Liehburg studied in Vienna, Geneva and Basel, but did not achieve a university degree. He appeared at a young age as the author of dramas and dramatic poems that were published by Orell Füssli- Verlag. In the 1930s he was close to the frontist ideas and suggested to Federal Councilor Philipp Etter that a theater be built in Lucerne as a stage for mythical and sacred plays written by Liehburg. For this purpose Liehburg established the foundation: Lucerne Festival , which soon could count on the support of prominent patrons such as former Federal Councilor Edmund Schulthess . However, the Federal Council took several months to reply; Liehburg was already counting on the approval of his plans. Ultimately, however, his plans were rejected. Liehburg's works are in the Swiss Literary Archives.
Works
- The New Worldview, 1932, Orell Füssli Verlag Zurich
- Chess for Europe
- Christ
- Prometheus
- Bach's passions
- Keeper of the Middle
Style of drama Das neue Weltbild
Max Liehburg writes in a peculiar, swirled style that is hardly enjoyable for today's readers. In his dramatic poem "Das neue Weltbild" (The New World View) he lets a Swiss "leader" appear, who is called Rolf. This Rolf tries to help the Swiss in their search for a new worldview that is suitable for the new era. Apart from a short prologue and an epilogue, the drama is divided into the three "big speeches" Rolfs - the moon speech Speech from the Holy Pass , the earth speech speech by the two siblings and the sun speech Speech from the Great Hunter . In the closing words of the "Sun Speech", the leader Rolf advises the Swiss "to move to the new worldview that is appropriate to the present day". The basic idea of the poetry is the "sacred historical task" of the Swiss, given to them by an unnamed emperor, to guard the center of the empire, the "Holy Pass" St. Gotthard in all times.
literature
- Reto Caluori: Max Eduard Liehburg . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 2, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1109 f.
Web links
- Publications by and about Max Eduard Liehburg in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
- Max Eduard Liehburg's estate in the HelveticArchives archive database of the Swiss National Library
- http://www.linsmayer.ch/autoren/L/LiehburgMaxEduard.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liehburg, Max Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1962 |
| Place of death | Corfu |