Wilhelm von Schütz
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Christian Wilhelm von Schütz, (Berlin
, 13 April 1776 - Leipzig
9 August 1847) was a German
author.
writer, who first became famous as a playwright (with Lacrimas, in 1802). A friend of Ludwig Tieck
, he translated from 1822 Casanova's Histoire de ma vie
for the 12-volume German edition of the famous memoirs. He wrote extensively on political and philosophical topics, earning the attention of Joseph Goebbels. From 1842 to 1846 he was the editor of the Catholic magazine Anticelsus.
Berlin
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, 13 April 1776 - Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
9 August 1847) was a German
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...
author.
Biography
Schütz was, among other things, a minor romanticRomanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
writer, who first became famous as a playwright (with Lacrimas, in 1802). A friend of Ludwig Tieck
Ludwig Tieck
Johann Ludwig Tieck was a German poet, translator, editor, novelist, writer of Novellen, and critic, who was one of the founding fathers of the Romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.-Early life:...
, he translated from 1822 Casanova's Histoire de ma vie
Histoire de ma vie
Histoire de ma vie is both the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th century Italian adventurer...
for the 12-volume German edition of the famous memoirs. He wrote extensively on political and philosophical topics, earning the attention of Joseph Goebbels. From 1842 to 1846 he was the editor of the Catholic magazine Anticelsus.
Works
- Lacrimas. 1803.
- Niobe. 1807.
- Rußland und Deutschland (Russia and Germany). 1819.
- Deutschlands Preßgesetz (German Press Law). 1821.
- Zur intellectuellen und substantiellen Morphologie (For an intellectual and substantial morphology). 1821 - 1823.
- Lücken der deutschen Philosophie (Gaps in the German philosophy). 1837.
- Über die preußische Rechtsansicht wegen der gemischten Ehen (About the Prussian legal opinion on mixed marriages). 1839.
Works about Schütz
- Friedrich Hiebel: Wilhelm von Schütz. Dissertation, Vienna 1928
- Joseph GoebbelsJoseph GoebbelsPaul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates and most devout followers, he was known for his zealous oratory and anti-Semitism...
: Wilhelm von Schütz als Dramatiker. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Dramas der Romantischen Schule (Wilhelm von Schütz as Dramatist. A Contribution to the History of Romantic Drama). Dissertation, Heidelberg 1922