Louise Brachmann
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Louise Brachmann (2 February 1777 in Rochlitz, Germany — 17 September 1822 in Halle, Germany) wrote poetry, short fiction, and novels.
Biography
Louise Brachmann was educated by her mother. Her friend, Sidonie von Hardenberg, introduced her brother "the poet Novalis" to Brachmann. The brother, recognizing Brachmann's talent and potential, recommended her to Friedrich von Schiller. Brachmann contributed to Schiller's journals the Die Horen and Musenalmanach. In 1800, four years after her first suicide attempt her parents, sister, and three close friends died. She met Sophie Mereau in Jena where she published poems and short stories in modern journals. However, she failed to find a published to sponsor her work in her lifetime. Brachmann's second suicide attempt was thwarted and a few days later she drowned herself in the river Saale.[1]
Published Works
Louise Brachmann's published works as cited by An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers.[1]: 186–187
- Lyrische Gedichte, 1800.
- Gedichte, 1808.
- "Einige Züge aus meinem Leben in Beziehung auf Novalis"
- Romantische Blüten, 1817.
- Das fottesurteil. Rittergedicht in fünf Gesängen, 1818.
- Novellen und kleine Romane, 1819.
- Schilderungen aus der Wirklichkeit, 1820.
- Novellen, 1822.
- Romantische Blätter, 1823.
- Verirrungen oder Die Macht der Verhältnisse, novel, 1823.
- Auserlesene Dichtungen von L.B., F.K.J. Schütz, ed., 2 volumes, 1824.
- Erzählungen und Novellen, F.K.J. Schütz, ed., 4 volumes, 1825.
- Auserlesene Erzählungen und Novellen, K.L.M. Müller, ed., 4 volumes, 1825-1826.
Translation:
- The Three Sons [Die drei Söhne], 1827.
References
External links
- A selection of Brachmann's works on the Sophie database