Paul Schreckbach

Paulus Friedrich Immanuel Schreckenbach (born November 6, 1866 in Neumark , † June 27, 1922 in Klitzschen (buried: Torgau )) was a German pastor and writer .

Life

Coming from an old pastor's family, Schreckenbach spent his youth in Zwatzen . He completed a degree in theology , with visits to readings on German history and literature in Halle , Marburg and Leipzig . At the latter university Schreckenbach was founded in 1894 on the theme "Luther and the Peasants' War" to Dr. phil. PhD . In 1896 he took a position as pastor in Klitzschen. Now financially secure, he married Katharina Wenck (the daughter of a history professor!) In the same year, in which four sons and two daughters were born.

After historical studies, Schreckenbach initially went public with a few smaller popular scientific and ballad-like histories. In 1905 his first novel " Die von Wintzingerode " was published, which was to be followed by many more over the years. During the First World War he also published a number of patriotic articles in the press. As a result, he wrote several novels and other writings.

In his publications, Schreckenbach dealt with the ethical and patriotic issues of his time. As a basis for this he used real historical events, which he freely redesigned artistically.

Of his 14 main works alone, well over half a million copies were distributed; Schreckenbach was thus one of the most widely read folk writers of his time.

Works (selection)

As an author

Biographies

• Prince Bismarck . A picture of life (upright men). Evangelical Society, Stuttgart 1915.
• Faithful Kleist. The life story of Ewald Christian von Kleist - a novel from the time of the great king. Projekt -Verlag Cornelius, Halle / Saale 2010, ISBN 978-3-86237-265-2 (reprint of the first edition, Verlag L. Staackmann, Leipzig 1909).
• Martin Luther . A picture of his life and work . Weber, Leipzig 1916 (together with Franz Neubert).

stories

• Judgment Day. A story from the time of Luther . Amelang, Leipzig 1919.
• The King of Rothenburg . An old imperial city history . Projekt-Verlag Cornelius, Halle / Saale 2010, ISBN 978-3-86634-895-0 (reprint of the Leipzig edition 1910).
• The Commander . In: Der Kranz , Vol. 21 (1921), pp. 1-20.
• Elector August's adventure . In: Der Kranz , Vol. 21 (1921), pp. 25-35.
• The pastor's wife of Schönbrunn. A story from the Seven Years' War (from clear sources; Vol. 6). Quell-Verlag, Stuttgart 1917.
• The right of the emperor. A story from the time of the Hohenstaufen . P. Franke publishing house, Berlin 1922.
• Atonement. A story from the days of the Battle of Jena . Staackmann, Jena 1923.
• The deed of Leonhard Koppe (For Army and Fleet; Vol. 5). Warneck-Verlag, Berlin 1916.
• The Melpitz windmill. A story from 1815 . Verlag des Rauhen Haus, Hamburg 1914.

Novels

• The wicked Baron von Krosigk . A novel from the time of German disgrace and revolt . Staackmann, Leipzig 1908. ( Online )
• The German Duke. Novel from the time of the Thirty Years War . Projekt-Verlag Cornelius, Leipzig 2012, ISBN 978-3-86237-862-3 (reprint of the Leipzig 1914 edition ( 1915 edition online  - Internet Archive )).
• The one from Wintzingerode. A novel from the 16th century . Staackmann, Leipzig 1905.
• Iron youth. Fraternity novel from Jena . Staackmann, Leipzig 1921.
• The last rudelsburgers. Medieval novel . Cornelius-Verlag, Halle / Saale 2008, ISBN 978-3-86634-558-4 (reprint of the Leipzig 1913 edition ( 1914 edition online  - Internet Archive )).
• Margrave Gero. A novel from the early days of the old German Empire . Naumburger VA, Naumburg 2004, ISBN 3-86156-088-7 (reprint of the 1916 edition ( online  - Internet Archive )).
• Michael Meyenburg. A life novel from the Reformation . Staackmann, Leipzig 1920.
• The Mühlhausen swarm spirits. A novel from the distress of the old free imperial city . Staackmann, Leipzig 1924 (published posthumously completed by the writer Paul Burg !).
• Around the Wartburg . Medieval novel . Greifen-Verlag, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-86939-881-5 (reprint of the Leipzig 1912 edition).
• Wildefuer. Novel from Old Hildesheim . Staackmann, Leipzig 1919 (reprint Staackmann, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-920897-53-6 ).

Non-fiction

• The German Reformation , its development and work, 1517-1917 . Font Distribution Agency, Berlin 1917.
• Luther and the Peasants' War . Verlag Schulze, Oldenburg 1895 (plus dissertation, University of Leipzig 1895 ( online  - Internet Archive )).
• The world fire. A story from a great time . Weber, Leipzig 1915/20 (3 volumes).
• The collapse of Prussia in 1806. A souvenir for the German people . Melchior-Verlag, Wolfenbüttel 2008, ISBN 978-3-939791-64-5 (reprint of the Jena 1906 edition ( online  - Internet Archive )).

As editor

• Martin Luther: Spiritual Songs. "A good defense and weapons" . Amelang, Leipzig 1917.
• Illustrated world war history of the Leipziger Illustrirten Zeitung . Weber, Leipzig 1914/20

1. 1914/15 .
2. 1915/16 ( online  - Internet Archive ).
3. 1916/18 ( online  - Internet Archive ).

• People's book of fatherland poetry (People's books of the DDGS; Vol. 36). German Poet Memorial Foundation, Hamburg 1913.

literature

• Ingrid Bigler: Schreckenbach, Paul (Friedrich Immanuel) . In: Wilhelm Kosch (greeting), Hubert Herkommer and Carl Ludwig Lang (ed.): German Literature Lexicon. Biographical-bibliographical handbook, Vol. 16: Schobel – Schwaiger . 3rd edition KG Saur Verlag, Munich 1996, column 258-259, ISBN 3-907820-18-5 .
• Siegfried Bräuer: Paul Schreckenbach and the most German of the Germans. A typical picture of Luther around 1917 . In: Luther. Journal of the Luther Society , Vol. 78 (2007), Issue 2, pp. 165–179, ISSN  0340-6210 .
• Jörg-Michael Junker: The picture of Thomas Müntzer and the peasant war in the novel "Michael Meyenburg" by Paul Schreckenbach . Meyenburg Museum, Nordhausen 1989.
• Waldemar Mühlner: Paul Schreckenbach . In: Mitteldeutsche Lebensbilder, Vol. 2: Lebensbilder des 19. Century . Historical Commission, Magdeburg 1927, pp. 477–490.
• Thomas Pester: Paul Schreckenbach. From pastor's son in Zwätze to novelist . In the S. (Ed.): Zwätzeer Almanach. History and stories . Bussert & Stadeler, Jena 2011, ISBN 978-3-942115-08-7 , pp. 95-100.
• Ludwig Schnurrer: Notes on the novel "The King of Rothenburg" by Paul Schreckenbach . In: The linden tree. Sheets for history and local history of Rothenburg o. T. , Vol. 90 (2008), Heft 2, pp. 14-16.
• Hans-Joachim Böttcher: The pastor and writer Paul Schreckenbach, in: Yearbook of the Dübener Heide 2003, Bad Düben 2002, pp. 44–47.
• Hans-Joachim Böttcher : "Schreckenbach, Paul (Paulus) Friedrich Immanuel", in: Important historical personalities of the Düben Heath, AMF - No. 237, 2012, p. 92.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A novel about Berthold von Wintzingerode at Bodenstein Castle .

Web links

• Works by Paul Schreckenbach in the Gutenberg-DE project
• Literature by and about Paul Schreckenbach in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Paul Schreckenbach  in the German Digital Library
• Paul Schreckenbach in the Internet Archive
• Paul Schreckenbach: Portrait photo with signature from Der getreue Kleist . Leipzig 1927. Source: University of Innsbruck, Institute for German Studies