Luise Adelgunde Victorie Gottsched (née Kulmus; 11 April 1713 – 26 June 1762) was a German poet, playwright, essayist, and translator,[1] and is often considered one of the founders of modern German theatrical comedy.[2]
Luise Gottsched | |
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 Portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, c. 1750 | |
| Born | Luise Adelgunde Victorie Kulmus 11 April 1713 Danzig |
| Died | 26 June 1762 (aged 49) Leipzig |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Johann Christoph Gottsched |
Biography
editShe was born in Danzig (Gdańsk), Royal Prussia, region of Poland. She became acquainted with her husband, the poet and author Johann Christoph Gottsched, when she sent him some of her own works. He apparently was impressed, and a long correspondence eventually led to marriage. After marriage, Luise continued to write and publish,[3] and was also her husband's faithful helper in his literary labours.[4] Her uncle was the anatomist Johann Adam Kulmus.
Works
editShe wrote several popular comedies, of which Das Testament is the best, and translated The Spectator (9 volumes, 1739–1743), Alexander Pope's Rape of the Lock (1744) and other English and French works. After her death her husband edited her Sämtliche kleinere Gedichte with a memoir (1763).[5]
References
edit- ^ Hilary Brown, Luise Gottsched the Translator (Camden House, 2012, ISBN 9781571135100).
- ^ Becker-Cantarino, Barbara (2005-01-01). German Literature of the Eighteenth Century: The Enlightenment and Sensibility. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781571132468.
- ^ "Luise K. Gottsched: A biography". Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Baynes, T. S., ed. (1879). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gottsched, Johann Christoph". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Sources
edit- Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.