Thomasine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd née Buntzen (born November 9, 1773 in Copenhagen ; † July 2, 1856 ) was a Danish writer and novelist .
Life
She was born as the daughter of the city agent Johann Buntzen in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen . In 1790 she married the translator and political satirist Peter Andreas Heiberg . The poet Johan Ludvig Heiberg comes from the marriage .
After Peter Andreas Heiberg had been expelled from the country in February 1800, which led to the divorce, Thomasine married the Swedish baron Carl Fredrik Ehrensvärd (1767-1815), who participated in the conspiracy against Gustav III. had been banished from Sweden and lived in Copenhagen under the name of his mother Gyllembourg. From this marriage she hoped for peace and quiet.
She was already 53 years old when she appeared anonymously in the weekly Flyvende Post (1827) published by Gyllembourg, half-jokingly with the novella Familien Polonius , which was very well received. Den magiske Nögle and Én Hverdagshistorie followed in 1828 , which caused such a stir that from then on she referred to herself as the author of an everyday story . A long series of novels cemented her reputation, but her anonymity was only revealed after her death by her son Johan Ludvig. His wife, Johanne Luise Heiberg , was also one of the most beautiful writers in Copenhagen at this time.
Her novels are characterized by fine and accurate character drawing, keen observation and a humane worldview. In addition, there is the rare skill of treating an ordinary and everyday occurrence in such a poetic way that the beauties come to light and the reader's interest is captivated. She was less successful with plays.
Works
Her most important stories include:
- Én Hverdagshistorie ( An Everyday Story ), 1828
- Drøm og Virkelighed ( Dream and Reality ), 1833
- To Tidsaldre ( Two Ages )
- Extremerne ( The Extreme , with the description of the social life in the house of Knud Lyne Rahbek , Bakkehuset )
- Jøden ( The Jew )
- Marie
Her writings were published in 12 volumes from 1849–51 (3rd edition 1883). Edmund Zoller provided a German translation ( novellas by the author of the everyday stories , Stuttgart 1852–53, 3 volumes).
literature
- Thomasine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 6 : Gerson-H. Hansen . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1892, p. 401 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomasine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Antonius Lux (ed.): Great women of world history. A thousand biographies in words and pictures . Sebastian Lux Verlag, Munich 1963, p. 203
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, Thomasine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buntzen, Thomasine Christine (maiden name); Heiberg, Thomasine Christine (first married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1773 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1856 |