biography
pronunciation:
[lootvig]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1813–65)
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| biography:
| Writer and academic, born in Eisfeld, SC Germany. Living a secluded life in Dresden, the originator of the term ‘Poetischer Realismus’, he is known for his contributions to the theory of literary history and to a broader public for his novellas, which blended Romantic elements with Realism. In particular, he was instrumental in establishing the genre of ‘Dorfgeschichten’, modest tales of village life. Die Heiterethei (1854), Zwischen Himmel und ÊErde (1856), and the posthumously published (1871) Shakespeare-Studien were much read in their time. His only dramatic success was Der Erbförster (1853). |
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