Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann
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Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann (31 August 1777 in Braunschweig
– 25 January 1831 in Braunschweig) was a German writer. He is generally agreed to be the author of the 1804 novel Nachtwachen (Nightwatches) under the pseudonym Bonaventura.
in 1798 to study law and philosophy . There he heard lectures by Johann Gottlieb Fichte
, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling and August Wilhelm Schlegel and became friends with Clemens Brentano
. However, in 1801 he left Jena and returned to Braunschweig, where he became editor of Zeitung für die elegante Welt (Newspaper for the Elegant World).
In 1810 Klingemann married Elise Anschuetz, an actress. In 1818 he became the director of the Braunschweiger Theatre. Under Klingemann the Braunschweiger theatre soon acquired a good reputation. It was here that the first staging of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
’s Faust (Part 1) was staged on 19 January 1829. In the same year Klingemann accepts a professorship at his old school, the Collegium Carolinum but only one year later he was once again the director at the theatre.
In 1831 Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann died. He is buried in the Magni cemetery in Braunschweig.
, Friedrich Schlegel, Karoline Schelling
and Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel
. Jean Paul
, was of the opinion that Friedrich Schelling was the author, having noticed some similarities with his Gianozzo. Scholars today, however, are in general agreement that Bonaventura was Klingemann.
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
– 25 January 1831 in Braunschweig) was a German writer. He is generally agreed to be the author of the 1804 novel Nachtwachen (Nightwatches) under the pseudonym Bonaventura.
Life
As a young boy, Klingemann developed an interest in the theatre which would last his whole life. After he completed his education at the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig, he went to JenaJena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
in 1798 to study law and philosophy . There he heard lectures by Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Johann Gottlieb Fichte was a German philosopher. He was one of the founding figures of the philosophical movement known as German idealism, a movement that developed from the theoretical and ethical writings of Immanuel Kant...
, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling and August Wilhelm Schlegel and became friends with Clemens Brentano
Clemens Brentano
Clemens Brentano, or Klemens Brentano was a German poet and novelist.-Overview:He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, Germany. His sister was Bettina von Arnim, Goethe's correspondent. His father's family was of Italian descent. He studied in Halle and Jena, afterwards residing at...
. However, in 1801 he left Jena and returned to Braunschweig, where he became editor of Zeitung für die elegante Welt (Newspaper for the Elegant World).
In 1810 Klingemann married Elise Anschuetz, an actress. In 1818 he became the director of the Braunschweiger Theatre. Under Klingemann the Braunschweiger theatre soon acquired a good reputation. It was here that the first staging of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
’s Faust (Part 1) was staged on 19 January 1829. In the same year Klingemann accepts a professorship at his old school, the Collegium Carolinum but only one year later he was once again the director at the theatre.
In 1831 Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann died. He is buried in the Magni cemetery in Braunschweig.
Controversy of Nachtwachen Authorship
The authorship of Nachtwachen was (and is) disputed. It has been attributed to, among others, Clemens BrentanoClemens Brentano
Clemens Brentano, or Klemens Brentano was a German poet and novelist.-Overview:He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, Germany. His sister was Bettina von Arnim, Goethe's correspondent. His father's family was of Italian descent. He studied in Halle and Jena, afterwards residing at...
, Friedrich Schlegel, Karoline Schelling
Karoline Schelling
Caroline Schelling, née Michaelis, widowed Böhmer, divorced Schlegel was a noted German intellectual.She was born at Göttingen, the daughter of the orientalist Michaelis....
and Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel
Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel
Karl Friedrich Gottlob Wetzel was a German writer. He studied medicine in Leipzig and Jena, then philosophy....
. Jean Paul
Jean Paul
Jean Paul , born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.-Life and work:...
, was of the opinion that Friedrich Schelling was the author, having noticed some similarities with his Gianozzo. Scholars today, however, are in general agreement that Bonaventura was Klingemann.
Works
Klingemann wrote many novels and dramas, which are written in the spirit of Romanticism and enjoyed large popularity at that time.Novels
- Wildgraf Eckard von der Wölpe (1795)
- Die Ruinen im Schwarzwalde (The Ruins in the Black Forest) (1797-1799)
- Romano (1800-1801)
- Albano, der Lautenspieler (1803)
- Die Lazzaroni (1803)
- Nachtwachen. Von Bonaventura (1804)
Plays
- Die Asseburg. Historisch-romantisches Gemählde (1796/1797)
- Die Maske (The Mask) (1797)
- Selbstgefühl (1800)
- Freimüthigkeiten (1804)
- Der Schweizerbund (The Swiss Federation) (1804-1805)
- Der Lazzaroni oder Der Bettler von Neapel (The Beggar of Nepal) (1806)
- Heinrich von Wolfenschießen (1806)
- Columbus (1808)
- Heinrich der Löwe (Heinrich the Lion) (1808)
- Schill oder Das Deklamatorium zu Krähwinkel (1812)
- Moses. A dramatic Poem. (1812)
- Faust (1815)
- Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Dramatic Play with Singing. (1815)
- Deutsche Treue (German Loyalty) (1816)
- Die Grube zur Dorothea (1817)
- Das Kreuz im Norden (The Cross in the North) (1818)
- Ahasver (1827)
- Melpomene (2 Dramas: The Bride of Kynast; Bianca di Sepolcro) (1830)