Paul Heyse (1830-1914) Nachlass: Briefe von Emma Klingenfeld an Paul Heyse - BSB Heyse-Archiv VI. Klingenfeld, Emma

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

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Emma Klingenfeld (1848-1935), born in Nuremberg, belongs to Paul Heyse's circle, where she becomes known for works by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) and makes a name for herself as a translator of his early works. Klingenfeld's name can already be found in the Verein für Fraueninteressen in 1897, and she joins the Münchner Schriftstellerinnen-Verein in 1913. Klingenfeld reads appreciative poetry to the two founders Emma Haushofer-Merk (1854-1925) and Carry Brachvogel (1864-1942) on the occasion of their birthdays. Paul Heyse (1830-1914, Heyse Archive V.105) became famous as the author of over 150 novels, organiser of the literary scene, fighter for his guild's rights and mediator between Germany and Italy. Heyse was one of the founding members of the Munich poets' society "Die Krokodile" (1857-1883) and sought to draw the general public's attention to some not yet established authors. The 33 letters from Emma Klingenfeld (1848-1935) to the poet and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Paul Heyse (1830-1914, Heyse Archive V.105), as well as her letters to Helene Raff (Raffiana VI. Klingenfeld, Emma) contain all sorts of occasional poems, including a "complaint of an incompetent player" (leaf 22). Special homage is paid to the addressee in the form of an acrosticon: "Poet / Eighties / Great-grandfather / Teacher and master // Heartbreaker / Europe and / Yankeeland's celebrated / Beauty apostle / Honorary citizen." (leaf 24) Datum: 2019

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Peter Czoik

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