Iduna (literature society)
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Iduna was an important literary association founded in May 1891 by a circle of writers around Fritz Lemmermayer. Lemmermayer acted as a sort of "middle man" between an older generation of authors (which included Fercher von Steinwand, Joseph Tandler, Auguste Hyrtl, Ludwig von Mertens, and Josephone von Knorr) and a group of younger writers and thinkers (which included Rudolf Steiner
, Marie Eugenie delle Grazie, and Karl Maria Heidt).
The society had the descriptive subtitle of "Free German Society for Literature".
The name Iduna
was provided by Guido von List
himself and is that of a North Germanic goddess of eternal youth and renewal.
Richard von Kralik and Joseph Kalasanz Poestion, authors with specifically neo-Germanic leanings, where also involved in the circle.
The circle dissolved in 1893 when the 'Literarische Donaugesellschaft
' (Danubian Literary Society) grew out of its ashes and was founded by Guido von List
and Fanny Wschiansky.
Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
, Marie Eugenie delle Grazie, and Karl Maria Heidt).
The society had the descriptive subtitle of "Free German Society for Literature".
The name Iduna
Iduna
Iduna can mean several things:* One of several modern anglicizations of the name of the Norse goddess Iðunn.* A literature society co-founded by Guido von List called Iduna .* Asteroid 176 Iduna named after the goddess....
was provided by Guido von List
Guido von List
Guido Karl Anton List, better known as Guido von List was an Austrian/German poet, journalist, writer, businessman and dealer of leather goods, mountaineer, hiker, dramatist, playwright, and rower, but was most notable as an occultist and völkisch author who is seen as one of the most important...
himself and is that of a North Germanic goddess of eternal youth and renewal.
Richard von Kralik and Joseph Kalasanz Poestion, authors with specifically neo-Germanic leanings, where also involved in the circle.
The circle dissolved in 1893 when the 'Literarische Donaugesellschaft
Literarische Donaugesellschaft
The Literarische Donaugesellschaft was an important literary association founded in 1893 by Guido von List and Fanny Wschiansky.It was formed when Iduna dissolved in 1893....
' (Danubian Literary Society) grew out of its ashes and was founded by Guido von List
Guido von List
Guido Karl Anton List, better known as Guido von List was an Austrian/German poet, journalist, writer, businessman and dealer of leather goods, mountaineer, hiker, dramatist, playwright, and rower, but was most notable as an occultist and völkisch author who is seen as one of the most important...
and Fanny Wschiansky.