Ferdinand Kürnberger
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Ferdinand Kürnberger was an Austria
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n writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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He was one of the most influential writers of Viennese literature in the sixties and seventies of the 19th century. He is now known mainly for his participation in the revolution of 1848
Revolutions of 1848 in the German states
The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, also called the March Revolution – part of the Revolutions of 1848 that broke out in many countries of Europe – were a series of loosely coordinated protests and rebellions in the states of the German Confederation, including the Austrian Empire...
, which would oblige him to flee to Dresden
Dresden
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, Germany
Germany
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where he was arrested the following year.
Works
- Geglaubt und vergessen (1836)
- Der Amerika-Müde, amerikanisches Kulturbild (1855)
- Ausgewählte Novellen (1858)
- Literarische Herzenssachen. Reflexionen und Kritiken (1877)
- Das Schloß der Frevel (1903)
External links
- Kürnberger, Ferdinand. Encyclopædia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9046480