Theodor Griesinger

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Carl Theodor Griesinger (born December 11, 1809 in Kirnbach near Wolfach , † March 2, 1884 in Stuttgart ) was a German writer and clergyman .

Life

Griesinger studied Protestant theology in Tübingen . During his studies in 1827 he became a member of the Tübingen Comment Burschenschaft . After completing his studies, he worked for a time in the ministry, but eventually devoted himself to writing.

He made his debut with the acclaimed “Silhouettes from Swabia” (Heilbr. 1838; 4th ed., Stuttgart 1868), edited the magazine “Der Schwäbische Humorist” from 1839–41 and then entered a bookstore. In the course of the March Revolution in 1848 he founded the democratic newspaper “Die Volkswehr”, fell victim to a high treason trial and had to spend two years in custody on the Hohenasperg . Finally acquitted by the jury , he emigrated to North America, but returned to Stuttgart in 1857, where he died on March 2, 1884.

Griesinger's novel "Jud Süß Oppenheimer"

After returning from North America, Griesinger continued his writing in Stuttgart. His serial novel “ Jud Suss or Württemberg as it was from 1734 to 1737” is characterized by an extremely anti-Jewish manner of representation and gross historical distortions. The Allgemeine Zeitung des Judentums expressed a violent contradiction in the year of publication . Griesinger's “Jud Süß” surpasses everything else in terms of Jew-eating […] that has been delivered in this direction.

Works (excerpt)

  • Living Pictures from America , Stuttgart, 1858
  • Stories of emigrants , 2 volumes, Stuttgart, 1858
  • The old brewery, or detective mysteries from New York , Tuttlingen, 1859
  • In the far north, travel and adventure in the polar countries , Stuttgart, 1864
  • Mysteries of the Vatican , Stuttgart, 1865
  • The Jesuits , 2 volumes, Stuttgart, 1866
  • The regiment of women at the various European courts , 4 volumes, Stuttgart, 1866–1870
  • Württemberg, described according to its past and present in the country and its people , Stuttgart, 1866
  • From 1789 to 1866. Illustrated history of the modern age from the French Revolution to our days , Leipzig and Stuttgart, 1867
  • The Secrets of the Escurial: Night Pictures and Blood Scenes from the Spanish Royal Court , Stuttgart, 1869
  • Illustrated history of the modern age from 1866 to 1869 , Stuttgart, 1870
  • Twelve Ways of Fate , 3 volumes, Stuttgart, 1870

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodor Griesinger: Jud Süß or Württemberg as it was from 1734 to 1737 , in: Dr. Theodor Griesinger (ed.): Swabian family chronicle. Patriotic novellas, sagas and stories, second year, 2 volumes, Stuttgart 1860
  2. ↑ Compare Barbara Gerber: Jud Suss. A contribution to historical anti-Semitism and reception research , Hamburg 1990, p. 537, note 13. Gerber writes: It is an understatement to classify the novel as 'slightly anti-Semitic' and it is brimming with (racial) anti-Semitic stereotypes in the portrayal of Jews
  3. ↑ Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums, October 16, 1860, p. 623. Online: [1]

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personal data
SURNAME Griesinger, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Griesinger, Carl Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirnbach near Wolfach
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1884
Place of death Stuttgart