DROSTE-HÜLSHOFF, Annette von. - German Catholic poet and writer, b. at Hülshoff Castle (Münster), 10 January 1797, d. at Mersburg Castle (Constance) 24 May 1848. Living in the full Romantic era, she did not link her work to any of the contemporary currents: her principal sources of inspiration are faith in God and love of nature: an absolute faith, but not unaware of doubt (v. Ich glaube, Gott, hilf meinem Unglauben) and an intense love of her land.
The isolation of her existence only deepened her inspiration, and if her verses, which are not easy to read, often lack melodious rhythm, seriousness and moral commitment are always present in them. After a volume of poems (Gedichte) published anonymously in 1838 (it would later be reprinted with her name in 1844), she published in 1842 the novella Die Judenbuche, her best prose work, in which she brings to life again the legends and superstitions of her land. Her masterpiece is Das geistliche Jahr (1852), a collection of poems written from 1820 to 1839, which accompany day by day the flow of the liturgical year, with its feasts and its commemorations, relived with profound inner adherence. Also noteworthy is Letzte Gaben (1860). The last two are posthumous works.
Bibliography5 worksWorks: Gesammelte Werke, Munich 1925. Studies: M. Schilling, A von D. H., Leipzig 1920; A. Waldmann, Die religiöse Lyrik des deutschen Katho
BIBL.: Works: Gesammelte Werke, Munich 1925. Studies: M. Schilling, A von D. H., Leipzig 1920; A. Waldmann, Die religiöse Lyrik des deutschen Katholizismus in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts unter besonderen Berücksichtigung der D. H., ibid. 1921; J. Werle, Der Gotteskampf der D., Mainz 1925; J. Karp, Die religiöse Entwicklung der D., Cologne 1927; K. Möllenbrock, Die religiöse Lyrik der D. und die Theologie der Zeit, Berlin 1935.
Manghi, Alda. “Droste-Hülshoff, annette von.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 1933. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/droste-hulshoff-annette-von.
MLA
Manghi, Alda. “Droste-Hülshoff, annette von.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1933. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/droste-hulshoff-annette-von.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec4_droste_hulshoff_annette_von,
author = {Manghi, Alda},
title = {Droste-Hülshoff, annette von},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {IV},
pages = {1933},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1950},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/droste-hulshoff-annette-von}
}
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