DREVES, LEBRECHT. - German poet, b. at Hamburg on 12 Sept. 1816, d. at Feldkirch on 19 Dec. 1870. Editor of the Neue Hamburger Blätter, after studying law at the Universities of Jena and Heidelberg, he converted to Catholicism in 1846. His lyric poetry is characterized by a simple melodiousness of verse, sincere piety, and a lively love of nature. Among his works are Lyrische Anklänge (1837), Vigilien (1839), Der Lebensretter (1841), Schlichte Lieder (1843). In the year of his conversion he published a fine collection of Church songs (Lieder der Kirche), free translations of ancient Latin hymns. A personal friend of Eichendorf, who in 1849 edited an edition of his poems, he was greatly influenced by him, especially in his later lyrics, which have a fresh popular tone. He also produced a translation of the Nachtigallenlied of s. Bonaventura.
DREVES, LEBRECHT
BIBL.: G. Müller, s. V. in LThK, III, col. 457; Hurter, V, II, col. 1728. Alda Manghi
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“DREVES, LEBRECHT.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), p. 1120. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/dreves-lebrecht.