Ilse von Stach
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Ilse von Stach (b. February 17, 1879 near Borken
- August 22, 1941 in Münster
) was a German writer.
and in a convent in Altenburg
. She then studied in Berlin to become a teacher. After two failed marriages – the second in 1902 to the polar explorer Theodor Lerner
, with whom she had two sons (Klaus and Thomas) – she moved to Rome in 1905. There she took a critical look at her Protestant faith and converted to Catholicism in 1908. In the same year she met her third husband, art critic Martin Wackernagel. They married in 1912, settling first in Planegg
and later in Leipzig
. This union produced theater director Peter Wackernagel (1913–1958) and Maria Elisabeth (b. 1919). From 1921 onward the couple lived in Münster
.
. In the same year, composer Hans Pfitzner
set the work to music where it was premiered at the Bavarian State Opera
.
Borken
Borken is the name of three places in Germany:*Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia*Borken , in North Rhine-Westphalia*Borken, HesseBorken or b0rken can also be internet slang for "broken," often referring to a computer program or a feature of a program that is not working as expected...
- August 22, 1941 in Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
) was a German writer.
Life
Ilse von Stach was the daughter of a Protestant estate owner. After the early death of her mother, she was raised by relatives in AurichAurich
Aurich is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Aurich.-History:The history of Aurich dates back to the 13th century, when the settlement of Aurechove was mentioned in a Frisian document called the Brokmerbrief in 1276. In 1517, Count Edzard from the house of...
and in a convent in Altenburg
Altenburg
Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
. She then studied in Berlin to become a teacher. After two failed marriages – the second in 1902 to the polar explorer Theodor Lerner
Theodor Lerner
Theodor Lerner was a German journalist and polar explorer who conducted several expeditions to Svalbard. In 1897 he witnessed the start of S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 and took part in the search for Andrée in 1898 during a journey with Friedrich Römer and Fritz Schaudinn...
, with whom she had two sons (Klaus and Thomas) – she moved to Rome in 1905. There she took a critical look at her Protestant faith and converted to Catholicism in 1908. In the same year she met her third husband, art critic Martin Wackernagel. They married in 1912, settling first in Planegg
Planegg
Planegg is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Würm, 13 km west of Munich ....
and later in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
. This union produced theater director Peter Wackernagel (1913–1958) and Maria Elisabeth (b. 1919). From 1921 onward the couple lived in Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
.
Works
von Stach wrote plays, novels, fairy tales, and lyric poetry. Her most famous work, a Christmas play, Das Christ-Elflein (The Christmas Elf), dates to 1906, and shows the literary influence of naturalist writer Gerhart HauptmannGerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.-Life and work:...
. In the same year, composer Hans Pfitzner
Hans Pfitzner
Hans Erich Pfitzner was a German composer and self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is the post-Romantic opera Palestrina, loosely based on the life of the great sixteenth-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.-Biography:Pfitzner was born in Moscow, Russia, where his...
set the work to music where it was premiered at the Bavarian State Opera
Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Opera is an opera company based in Munich, Germany.Its orchestra is the Bavarian State Orchestra.- History:The opera company which was founded under Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy has been in existence since 1653...
.
- Wer kann dafür, daß seines Frühlings Lüfte weh’n (Poems, 1898)
- Das Christ-Elflein (Christmas Tale, 1906)
- Der heilige Nepomuk (Drama, 1909)
- Die Sendlinge von Voghera (Novel, 1910)
- Missa poetica (Poems, 1912)
- Die Beichte (Novella, 1913)
- Haus Elderfing (Novel, 1915)
- Requiem (Poems, 1917)
- Genesius (Tragedy, 1919)
- Tharsicius (Festival Play, 1921)
- Weh’ dem, der keine Heimat hat (Novel, 1921; Revised 1931 as Non serviam)
- Griseldis (Drama, 1921)
- Melusine (Drama, 1922)
- Petrus (Comedy, 1924)
- Der Rosenkranz (Gedichte, 1929)
- Die Frauen von Korinth (Dialogues, 1929)
- Der Petrussegen. Erinnerungen und Bekenntnisse (1940)
- Wie der Sturmwind fährt die Zeit (Poems, 1948)