Hans von Hopfen
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Hans von Hopfen was a German
poet
and novelist.
Hopfen was born in Munich
. He studied law
, and in 1853, having shown marked poetical promise, he was received into the circle of young poets whom King Maximilian II
had gathered round him, and thereafter devoted himself to literature. In 1862 he made his début as an author, with Lieder und Balladen, which were published in the Münchener Dichterbuch, edited by Emanuel Geibel
.
After travelling in Italy
(1862), France
(1863) and Austria
(1864), he was appointed, in 1865, general secretary of the Schillerstiftung, and in this capacity settled at Vienna
. The following year, however, he removed to Berlin
, in a suburb of which, Lichterfelde, he died on November 19, 1904.
Of Hopfen's lyric poems, Gedichte (4th ed., Berlin, 1883), many are of considerable talent and originality; but it is as a novelist that he is best known. The novels Peregre/ta (1864); Verdorben zu Paris (1868, new ed. 1892); Arge Si/ten (1869); Der graue Freund (1874, 2nd ed., 1876); and Verfehite Liebe (1876, 2nd ed., 1879) are attractive, while of his shorter stories Tiroler Geschichten (1884–1885) command most favour.
An autobiographical sketch of Hopfen is contained in KE Franzos', Geschichte des Erstlingswerkes (1904).
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Germany
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Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and novelist.
Hopfen was born in Munich
Munich
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. He studied law
Law
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, and in 1853, having shown marked poetical promise, he was received into the circle of young poets whom King Maximilian II
Maximilian II of Bavaria
Maximilian II of Bavaria was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. He was son of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.-Crown Prince:...
had gathered round him, and thereafter devoted himself to literature. In 1862 he made his début as an author, with Lieder und Balladen, which were published in the Münchener Dichterbuch, edited by Emanuel Geibel
Emanuel Geibel
Emanuel von Geibel , German poet and playwright, was born at Lübeck, the son of a pastor in the city.He was originally intended for his father's profession and studied at Bonn and Berlin, but his real interests lay not in theology but in classical and romance philology. In 1838 he accepted a...
.
After travelling in Italy
Italy
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(1862), France
France
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(1863) and Austria
Austria
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(1864), he was appointed, in 1865, general secretary of the Schillerstiftung, and in this capacity settled at Vienna
Vienna
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. The following year, however, he removed to Berlin
Berlin
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, in a suburb of which, Lichterfelde, he died on November 19, 1904.
Of Hopfen's lyric poems, Gedichte (4th ed., Berlin, 1883), many are of considerable talent and originality; but it is as a novelist that he is best known. The novels Peregre/ta (1864); Verdorben zu Paris (1868, new ed. 1892); Arge Si/ten (1869); Der graue Freund (1874, 2nd ed., 1876); and Verfehite Liebe (1876, 2nd ed., 1879) are attractive, while of his shorter stories Tiroler Geschichten (1884–1885) command most favour.
An autobiographical sketch of Hopfen is contained in KE Franzos', Geschichte des Erstlingswerkes (1904).
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