Hedda Eulenberg
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Hedda Eulenberg was a German
translator and writer
. She was the daughter of Wilhelm Maase, a director for music.
She passed her school-leaving exam (Abitur) in 1893 at the Luisenschule in Düsseldorf
. In 1897 she married the author Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
in Berlin
, whom she had known since her days at school in Düsseldorf. 1901 she met the writer Herbert Eulenberg
in Berlin at the premiere of his play ‘Muenchhausen’. The same year Arthur Moeller van den Bruck fled to France
for political and economical reasons.
1901 J.C.C. Bruns published her ten volumes of the translations of Edgar Allan Poe
’s works. 1903 Reclam
published her German translation of Germinal by Emile Zola
. In 1904 she divorced from Arthur Moeller van den Bruck and married Herbert Eulenberg. In 1905 they moved to Kaiserswerth near Düsseldorf, where Eulenberg worked as a dramaturge at the theatre under Luise Dumont. At her new home she began her first translations of Guy de Maupassant
and further works by Emil Zola. Her German translations were published the following year by J.C.C. Bruns, Minden, Nymphenburger Verlag, Munich, and other publishing houses. From 1908 until 1936 she translated works by Maupassant, Zola, and Charles Dickens
. At the same time she published numerous newspaper articles, mostly about Monism
. In 1936 the Nazi Party started its persecution of Hedda and Herbert Eulenberg to destroy their economical and intellectual existence. Hedda could no longer find a German publisher who was prepared to publish her works. After 1945 she began to pick up her work again, which she had to stop in 1936. In 1952 her biography Im Doppelglück von Kunst und Leben was published. In 1956 she returned to her translations of Henry Troyat, Yvette Guilbert
, and Thomas Burke
, all published by Droste Verlag. On September 13, 1960 she died in Kaiserswerth in “Haus Freiheit” (house of freedom).
Im Doppelglück von Kunst und Leben. Düsseldorf: Die Faehre, [1952].
Abgesang. Düsseldorf: Die Faehre, [1952]
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
translator and 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....
Biography
Eulenberg was born in MeiderichMeiderich
Meiderich is a quarter of the city of Duisburg. It is divided into Unter-, Mittel- and Obermeiderich.Meiderich belongs to the city district Meiderich/Beeck, which started in 1975, during the course of municipal reorganization. On the 31 December 2004, 75,000 people lived in the district...
. She was the daughter of Wilhelm Maase, a director for music.
She passed her school-leaving exam (Abitur) in 1893 at the Luisenschule in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
. In 1897 she married the author Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck was a German cultural historian and writer, best known for his controversial book Das Dritte Reich...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, whom she had known since her days at school in Düsseldorf. 1901 she met the writer Herbert Eulenberg
Herbert Eulenberg
Herbert Eulenberg was a German poet and author born in Cologne-Mülheim, Germany.-1920s:Eulenberg was the publisher of many books, for which he wrote the introductions. His speech on Schiller, which he wrote in 1909, generated heated debates...
in Berlin at the premiere of his play ‘Muenchhausen’. The same year Arthur Moeller van den Bruck fled to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for political and economical reasons.
1901 J.C.C. Bruns published her ten volumes of the translations of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
’s works. 1903 Reclam
Reclam
thumb|A 1902 catalogReclam Verlag or just Reclam is a German publishing house, established in Leipzig in 1828 by Anton Philipp Reclam. It is known for its "little yellow books", in particular those of its "universal library" ....
published her German translation of Germinal by Emile Zola
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism...
. In 1904 she divorced from Arthur Moeller van den Bruck and married Herbert Eulenberg. In 1905 they moved to Kaiserswerth near Düsseldorf, where Eulenberg worked as a dramaturge at the theatre under Luise Dumont. At her new home she began her first translations of Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents....
and further works by Emil Zola. Her German translations were published the following year by J.C.C. Bruns, Minden, Nymphenburger Verlag, Munich, and other publishing houses. From 1908 until 1936 she translated works by Maupassant, Zola, and Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
. At the same time she published numerous newspaper articles, mostly about Monism
Monism
Monism is any philosophical view which holds that there is unity in a given field of inquiry. Accordingly, some philosophers may hold that the universe is one rather than dualistic or pluralistic...
. In 1936 the Nazi Party started its persecution of Hedda and Herbert Eulenberg to destroy their economical and intellectual existence. Hedda could no longer find a German publisher who was prepared to publish her works. After 1945 she began to pick up her work again, which she had to stop in 1936. In 1952 her biography Im Doppelglück von Kunst und Leben was published. In 1956 she returned to her translations of Henry Troyat, Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert was a French cabaret singer and actress of the Belle Époque.-Biography:...
, and Thomas Burke
Thomas Burke
-Public officials:*Thomas Burke , Irish-born physician, lawyer and politician*Sir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet , Irish legislator...
, all published by Droste Verlag. On September 13, 1960 she died in Kaiserswerth in “Haus Freiheit” (house of freedom).
Literary works
Bibliografic list of worksIm Doppelglück von Kunst und Leben. Düsseldorf: Die Faehre, [1952].
Abgesang. Düsseldorf: Die Faehre, [1952]
External links
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