Alfred Henschke (November 4, 1890 – August 14, 1928), better known by his pseudonym Klabund, was a German writer. Emil Orlik ( July 21, 1870 – September 28, 1932) was born in Prague, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and lived and Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Life
Klabund, born Alfred Henscke in 1890 in Krossen, was the son of an apothecary. Not to be confused with Krosno in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship Krosno Odrzańskie (Crossen an der Oder is a city on the east At the age of 16 he came down with tuberculosis, which the doctors initially misdiagnosed as pneumonia. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal The illness stayed with him for the rest of his short life.
After he completed his Abitur (roughly equivalent to graduating from high school), which he completed with the highest marks in 1909 in Frankfurt (Oder), he studied chemistry and pharmacology in Munich. Abitur (from Latin abire = go away go off is a designation used in Germany and Finland for final exams that young adults take at the end of Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Frankfurt (Oder is a City in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River on the German- Polish border directly opposite the Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. He soon, however, changed his plans and studied philosophy, philology, and theater in Munich, Berlin, and Lausanne. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language See Comparative linguistics for the narrower field of "comparative philology" Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva He had already encountered Bohemianism in Munich through the theater scholar Artur Kutscher, and through others he came to know Frank Wedekind. The term bohemian, of French origin was first used in the English language in the nineteenth century to describe the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished Artists Benjamin Franklin Wedekind ( Hannover July 24, 1864 &ndash Munich March 9, 1918) usually known as Frank Wedekind In 1912 he quit his studies and took on the pseudonym Klabund. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting In the style of Peter Hille he took on the role of the vagabond poet. A first volume of poetry was published under the title Morgenrot! Klabund! Die Tage dämmern! (Dawn! Klabund! The Days Break!) The name Klabund goes back to a north- and northeast-German name and was devised by him and others as a combination of Klabautermann (a devious hobgoblin of German folklore) and Vagabund (vagabond). Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to describe a friendly or amusing Goblin.
In 1913 he came into contact with Alfred Kerr's Magazine PAN, though he continued to publish in the magazines Jugend (Youth) and Simplicissimus. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Simplicissimus is also a name for the 1668 novel Simplicius Simplicissimus and its protagonist Beginning in 1914 he worked with Die Schaubühne (The Show Stage) which later changed its name to Die Weltbühne (The World Stage). Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Die Weltbühne (English "The World Stage" was a German weekly magazine focused on politics art and business When World War I broke out, he greeted it excitedly and, not unlike many other writers of the time, wrote various patriotic poems. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He was not drafted into the military due to the weakness of his lungs and, indeed, in these years he often had to spend time in Swiss sanatoria. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority A sanatorium (also sanitorium, sanitarium) is a medical facility for long-term illness typically Tuberculosis. During this time he began to develop an interest in far-eastern literature, which he began to translate and adapt from. Over the course of the war, Klabund's outlook changed and he became an opponent of the war. He even went so far as to publish in 1917 an open letter to Kaiser Wilhelm II in the newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung calling for his abdication, as a result of which Klabund was charged with treason and insulting the Kaiser. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung ( NZZ) is a major German language Swiss daily newspaper based in Zürich. In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Kaiser is the German title meaning " Emperor " with Kaiserin being the female equivalent " Empress "
In 1918 he married Brunhilde Herberle, whom he had met in a sanatorium for lung patients. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common She died later that year after complications from a premature birth. 1918 also saw the publication of Klabund's most popular prose piece, the novel Bracke. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
in 1920 Klabund dedicated a short romantic novel Marietta to his girlfriend and muse Marietta di Monaco. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar In Greek mythology, the Muses ( Ancient Greek, hai moũsai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root * men- "think" are
In 1923 he married actress Carola Neher. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Then in 1925, his play Der Kreidekreis (The Chalk Circle), based on a Chinese story, was first put on in Meißen. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Circle of Chalk (originally 灰闌記 Hoei-lan-ki or Hui-Lan Ji, sometimes translated Chalk Circle, The Circle of Chalk, or Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen; Sorbian: Mišno; Misena Misnia Misnensium is a Town of approximately 30000 near The Berlin performances of the play later that year achieved great success; (Bertolt Brecht later adapted the play into his Kaukasischer Kreidekreis (The Caucasian Chalk Circle)). (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. The Caucasian Chalk Circle ( German: Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis) is a 1944 play by Bertolt Brecht. In the following years, Klabund wrote regularly for cabarets, for example for Schall und Rauch (Noise and Smoke). His folksy poems and songs achieved great popularity.
In May 1928, during a stay in Italy, he fell ill with pneumonia, which, together with his never quite cured tuberculosis, was life-threatening. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal He was brought to Davos for treatment, but he died shortly thereafter. Davos ( Romansh: Tavau, Italian: Tavate is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of He was buried in Krosno Odrzańskie and was eulogized by his friend and fellow writer Gottfried Benn. Gottfried Benn ( 2 May 1886 &ndash 7 July 1956) was a German Essayist, Novelist and Expressionist A star on the Walk of Fame of Cabaret in Mainz is dedicated to him. The Walk of Fame of Cabaret is a Sidewalk between Proviant-Magazin and Schönborner Hof in Mainz, Germany, which is embedded with Mainz (ˈmaɪ̯nʦ (Mayence is a City in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Works
Klabund completed 25 plays and 14 novels—several of which were published only after his death—numerous short stories, many adaptations, and also several works on the history of literature. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Between 1998 and 2003 a collection of his works appeared in 8 volumes. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Klabund in the German National Library catalogue(Catalog of the German National Library German)
- http://www.klabund.de/ (German)
- http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/autoren/klabund.htm (German)
- Free downloads of 2 audiobooks of Klabund's in German: total 19 minutes, 17.5 MBs
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of January 10, 2007. The German National Library ( Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, abbreviated DNB) was established in 1990 during the German reunification by merging the Deutsche The German National Library ( Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, abbreviated DNB) was established in 1990 during the German reunification by merging the Deutsche Alfred Henschke ( November 4 1890 – August 14 1928) better known by his Pseudonym Klabund, was a German Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henschke, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klabund |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German writer, poet, playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krosno Odrzańskie, Lower Silesia, Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Davos, Switzerland |
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