- Julius Rodenberg
Julius Rodenberg (
June 26 ,1831 ,Rodenberg ,Hesse -July 11 ,1914 ) was a GermanJewish poet andauthor .He studied law at the universities of
Heidelberg ,Göttingen ,Berlin , andMarburg , but soon abandoned jurisprudence for literature. In 1851 appeared in Bremen his first poem, "Dornröschen", which was soon followed by many others. From 1855 to 1862 he traveled, visitingGreat Britain ,Belgium , theNetherlands ,Denmark ,Italy , andSwitzerland . In 1859 he settled in Berlin.Literary works
From 1867 to 1874 he was coeditor with
Ernst Dohm of the "Salon für Literatur, Kunst und Gesellschaft", and in his latter years he founded theDeutsche Rundschau .In 1897 he received the title "Professor". Rodenberg is a prolific writer.
Of his works may be mentioned:
* "Lieder", Hanover, 1854
* "Pariser Bilderbuch", Brunswick, 1856
* "Kleine Wanderchronik", Hanover, 1858
* "Ein Herbst in Wales", ib. 1857
* "Die Insel der Seligen"," Berlin, 1860
* "Alltagsleben in London"," ib. 1860
* "Die Harfe von Erin"," ib. 1861
* "Tag und Nacht in London"," ib. 1862
* "Lieder und Gedichte"," ib. 1863 (6th ed., 1901)
* "Studienreisen in England"," Leipzig, 1872
* "Belgien und die Belgier"," Berlin, 1881
* "Bilder aus dem Berliner Leben"," ib. 1885 (3d ed., 1891)
* "Unter den Linden"," ib. 1888
* "Franz Dingelstedt"," ib. 1891
* "Erinnerungen aus der Jugendzeit"," ib. 1899Novels
* "Die Strassensängerin von London"," Berlin, 1863
* "Die Neue Sündflut"," ib. 1865
* "Von Gottes Gnaden"," ib. 1870
* "Die Grandidiers", Stuttgart, 1879 (2d ed., 1881), a story of the Franco-Prussian war
* "Herrn Schellbogens Abenteuer"," Berlin, 1890
* "Klostermanus Grundstück"," ib. 1890 (2d ed., 1892)External links
*JewishEncyclopedia |url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=328&letter=R |author=
Isidore Singer and Frederick T. Haneman |article=Rodenberg, Julius
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/images.jsp?artid=328&letter=R&imgid=1636 image of Julius Rodenberg]
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