Adolf Wilhelm Theodor Stahr
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Adolf Stahr was a German writer and literary historian.
. In 1825 at the request of the parents he went to Halle
to study theology , but soon changed because of his enthusiasm for the classics, and studied philology
. After graduating, he taught for ten years at the Royal Pädagogium in Halle. In 1834 he married the preacher's daughter Marie Krätz. The marriage produced five children, three boys (Alwin, Adolf and Edo) and two girls (Anna and Helene).
In 1836, he became Vice Chancellor and Professor at the Gymnasium in Oldenburg
. A collection of critical work on the Theatre appeared in 1845 (Oldenburg theater review, 2 vols).
In 1845, Stahr and made a long journey through Italy, Switzerland and France, where he met Heinrich Heine
. At the end of 1845 in Rome, he met the writer Fanny Lewald
. This kindled a passionate relationship, and in the following years they both made several trips, wrote and worked together. In 1852 Stahr retired and moved to Berlin. In 1855 he married Fanny Lewald. He dedicated himself to continuing his varied literary works.
In 1849 he published a three volume novel The Republicans which appeared in Naples, 1849-50, followed by a work about the Revolution of 1848 in Prussia (The Prussian Revolution, 2 vols), plus several travel books, art-historical works (Torso. art, the artists and artworks Old, 2 vols 1854/55), translations of Aristotle
, and biographical works on the literary historian Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
(GE Lessing. His life and his works, 1859, 2 vols) and Goethe (Goethe's female characters, 1865-68 , 2 vols). Stahr's final years were marked by illness and a growing resignation. In 1875 he suffered a severe bout of pneumonia and died a year later in Wiesbaden.
Life
Stahr was the son of the preacher and pastor Johann Adam Stahr (1768-1839). He attended grammar school in PrenzlauPrenzlau
Prenzlau , a city in the Uckermark District of Brandenburg in Germany, had a population of about 21,000 in 2005.-International relations:Prenzlau is twinned with: Uster, Switzerland Barlinek, Poland Świdwin, Poland...
. In 1825 at the request of the parents he went to Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
to study theology , but soon changed because of his enthusiasm for the classics, and studied philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
. After graduating, he taught for ten years at the Royal Pädagogium in Halle. In 1834 he married the preacher's daughter Marie Krätz. The marriage produced five children, three boys (Alwin, Adolf and Edo) and two girls (Anna and Helene).
In 1836, he became Vice Chancellor and Professor at the Gymnasium in Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
. A collection of critical work on the Theatre appeared in 1845 (Oldenburg theater review, 2 vols).
In 1845, Stahr and made a long journey through Italy, Switzerland and France, where he met Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Robert Schumann...
. At the end of 1845 in Rome, he met the writer Fanny Lewald
Fanny Lewald
Fanny Lewald was a German Jewish author-Biography:She was born at Königsberg in East Prussia. When seventeen years of age she accepted Christianity. She traveled in the German Confederation, France and Italy...
. This kindled a passionate relationship, and in the following years they both made several trips, wrote and worked together. In 1852 Stahr retired and moved to Berlin. In 1855 he married Fanny Lewald. He dedicated himself to continuing his varied literary works.
In 1849 he published a three volume novel The Republicans which appeared in Naples, 1849-50, followed by a work about the Revolution of 1848 in Prussia (The Prussian Revolution, 2 vols), plus several travel books, art-historical works (Torso. art, the artists and artworks Old, 2 vols 1854/55), translations of Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
, and biographical works on the literary historian Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature...
(GE Lessing. His life and his works, 1859, 2 vols) and Goethe (Goethe's female characters, 1865-68 , 2 vols). Stahr's final years were marked by illness and a growing resignation. In 1875 he suffered a severe bout of pneumonia and died a year later in Wiesbaden.
Works
- Ein Jahr in Italien, (A year in Italy), 3 vols, 1847-50
- Zwei Monate in Paris (Two months in Paris), 2 vols, 1851
- Weimar und Jena, Ein Tagebuch, A diary, 2 vols 1852
- Nach fünf Jahren. After five years of age. Pariser Studien aus dem Jahre 1855 , 2 Bde. 1857 Parisian studies dating back to 1855, 2 Vols 1857
- Herodian 's Geschichte des römischen Kaiserthums seit Marc Aurel. Herodian's History of the Roman Emperors since Marcus Aurelius. Stuttgart: Hoffmann 1858.
- Herbstmonate in Italien, Autumn months in Italy, 1860
- Ein Winter in Rom, A winter in Rome, 1860 (together with Fanny Lewald)
- Aus der Jugendzeit, On youth, 2 vols 1870-77
- Ludwig Geiger (Hg.): Aus Adolf Stahrs Nachlaß. Ludwig Geiger (ed.): From Adolf Stahr correspondence.