Maximilian Kronberger, known familiarly as Maximin (April 15, 1888 — April 16, 1904), was a German poet and a significant figure in the literary Circle of Stefan George (the so‑called George‑Kreis). Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Stefan Anton George ( July 12, 1868 &ndash December 4, 1933) was a German Poet, editor and Translator

Maximin came to the attention of Stefan George in Munich in 1903 (according to some sources, in March 1902; still other authorities cite 1901 as the date of their original meeting); he died unexpectedly of meningitis the following year, on the morrow of his 16^th birthday. Meningitis is Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the Brain and Spinal cord, known collectively as the Meninges. He was ‘idealized [by George] to the point of proclaiming him a god, following his death. . . the cult of “Maximin” became an integral part of the George‑circle’s practice…’^[1] The Maximin-Erlebnis certainly provided George with inspiration for his work in subsequent years.

Thirty-three of Kronberger’s poems are included in the posthumously published collective volume, Maximin: Ein Gedenkbuch (now a rare book). ^[2]

Contents 1 Primary references 1.1 Subsidiary references 2 See also 3 Notes

Primary references

• Maximilian Kronberger, Gedichte, Tagebücher, Briefe, ed.  Georg Peter Landmann, Stefan-George-Stiftung (Stuttgart, Klett‑Cotta, 1987).
• Maximilian Kronberger, Maximilian Kronberger: Nachlass (Zurich, Bürdeke, 1937).

Subsidiary references

• Claus-Artur Scheier, ‘Maximins Lichtung: Philosophische Bemerkungen zu Georges Gott’, George‑Jahrbuch (Tübingen), No.  1 (1996/1997), pp.  80–106.
• Andreas Martin Mauz, ‘Gedicht und Gebet: Aspekte einer Familienähnlichkeit’, unpublished M. A.  dissertation, University of Basle, 2001. The University of Basel (German Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland.
• Robert E. Norton, Secret Germany: Stefan George and his Circle (Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press, 2002).

See also

• Stefan George
• Erich Heller

Notes

1. ^ David Fernbach, ‘Prophet‑pariah’, New Left Review, vol. Stefan Anton George ( July 12, 1868 &ndash December 4, 1933) was a German Poet, editor and Translator Erich Heller ( March 27, 1911 &mdash November 5, 1990) was a British essayist known particularly for his critical studies in German-language  18 (November–December 2002).
2. ^ Stefan George, comp. Stefan Anton George ( July 12, 1868 &ndash December 4, 1933) was a German Poet, editor and Translator , Maximin: Ein Gedenkbuch , with illustrations (Ausschmueckung) by Melchior Lechter (Berlin, Blätter für die Kunst, 1907); includes a portrait photograph of Maximin taken by Stefan George; limited edition of 200 numbered copies (to be consulted at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in New Haven, Connecticut).

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