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Adalbert Stifter (German: [ˈʃtɪftɐ]; 23 October 1805 – 28 January 1868) was a Bohemian-Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing and has long been popular in the German-speaking world, while remaining almost entirely unknown to English readers.
Adalbert Stifter was an Austrian narrative writer whose novels of almost classical purity exalt the humble virtues of a simple life. He was the son of a linen weaver and flax merchant, and his childhood experiences in the country, surrounded by peasant craftsmen, provided the setting for his work.
Leben. Stifters Geburtshaus in Oberplan. Adalbert Stifter trug anfänglich den Vornamen Albert und wurde am 23. Oktober 1805 als ältester Sohn des zunächst als Leineweber und später als Garnhändler tätigen Johann Stifter und dessen Frau Magdalena (geb. Friepes) in Oberplan an der Moldau ( Böhmerwald) (heute Horní Planá /Tschechien) geboren.
May 20, 2013 · Rather than challenge the political repression of post-Metternich Europe and take stock of the hopes for equality and immediacy in human relations shattered by the failed revolutions of 1848–49, the German-speaking world of Stifter’s time withdrew into the home, the family, and from there, into a world of fantasy.
Adalbert Stifter was an Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was especially notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing, and has long been popular in the German-speaking world, while almost entirely unknown to English readers.
Adalbert Stifter (1805-1868) Geboren als Sohn einer armen Leinweberfamilie im Böhmerwald, kam er noch nicht vierzehnjährig an das Gymnasium des Benediktinerstiftes in Kremsmünster. 1826 begann er in Wien Jura zu studieren.
Austrian novelist. Examine the life, times, and work of Adalbert Stifter through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Sep 13, 2021 · Brought up in an agrarian world steeped in religion, Stifter lived to witness the onset of capitalist modernity. He chronicled, with growing unease, how humankind’s relation to the natural world...
Adalbert Stifter is one of the foremost writers of German fiction of the mid-nineteenth century and an early exponent of the refined or poetic realism quintessential to German prose writing during this period, characterized by a preference for shorter prose works such as the novelle, a strong sense of regionalism, and a predilection for rural ...
Adalbert Stifter was an Bohemian-Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing and has long been popular in the German-speaking world, while remaining almost entirely unknown to English readers.
