Wolfgang Madjera
Wolfgang Madjera (born June 29, 1868 in Vienna ; † December 17, 1926 there ) was an Austrian poet and writer.
Life
Wolfgang Madjera was the son of the painter Karl Madjera . As a lawyer he was a Viennese magistrate, most recently since 1919 senior magistrate. After the First World War he was President of the Vienna Regional Group of the German-Austrian Writers' Cooperative.
His grave is at the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 30E, row 3, number 19). There is a memorial plaque for him on his former home at Anastasius-Grün-Gasse 25 in Vienna- Währing , where he lived from 1902 until his death. The Madjeragasse in Vienna- Hietzing was named in 1936 after him.
meaning
Madjera emerged at the turn of the century with poems, plays and fairy tales. He also wrote essays in a patriotic spirit and published for Der Liebe Augustin , among others .
Works
- Modern sonnets and quatrains . Konegen, Vienna 1893
- Conrad forward. Mayor of Vienna. Acting in 5 acts . Court Theater, Vienna 1900
- Heroes of the pen. Acting in 3 acts . Ronagen, Vienna 1902
- Shadows and stars. Poems . Konegen, Vienna 1902
- Ahasver . Tragedy in 5 Acts . Austrian Publishing House, Vienna 1903
- Politics and intellectual life in Vienna. A reminder call . Konegen, Vienna 1905
- Martyrs of the Crown. Acting in 5 acts . Manz, Vienna 1906
- How do Viennese theaters do cultural work . Stern, Vienna 1907
- Letters on Christianity . Academy, Vienna 1907
- Vienna pays homage to glorious rulers. Festival in 2 pictures . German homeland, Vienna 1908
- Children of the forest. New poems . Academy, Vienna 1909
- Woman poetry seeks shelter. A fairy tale wreath . Gerlach & Wiedling, Vienna 1913
- Summer solstice. A selection of new poems . Braumüller, Vienna 1918
- Germania's thorn sleep. Poem of time . Habernal, Vienna 1919
- The love sang and sinews. 35 Minnelieder were copied from old singers . Literary Institute, Vienna 1920
- The satyr and the elf child. A new fairytale wreath . Strache, Vienna 1920
- Transfigured spirit - transfigured land! Devotions and memories . Literary Institute, Vienna 1921
- Valerie. A dead offering . Austrian school book publisher, Vienna 1925
- The Austrian landscape . Allgemeine Bergsteiger-Zeitung, Vienna 1926
literature
- Small Austrian Literature Lexicon . Hollinek: Vienna, 1948
- Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 4 . Kremayr & Scheriau: Vienna, 1995
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Madjera in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Wolfgang Madjera in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Madjera, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lyric poet, playwright and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1926 |
| Place of death | Vienna |