Anna Ettlinger (16 November 1841 – 17 February 1934) was a German writer and poet.[1][2]
Biography
editAnna Ettlinger was born on 16 November 1841 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Her father, Veit Ettlinger was a respected lawyer.[2] Her family was active in the cultural life of the town.[1] Her parents' house was frequently visited by a number of musicians including Johannes Brahms and Hermann Levi.[3]
Anna, along her sisters, sang in local choirs conducted by Brahms and Levi at Karlsruhe.[1] She sang at the first performances of Schicksalslied, conducted by Brahms on 18 October 1871, and the Triumphlied, organized by Levi on 5 June 1872.[1] At Levi's suggestion, she also wrote Melusine, an opera libretto in verse in 1871.[2]
Her literary interest of becoming an author took the precedence over the marriage her family had planned for her.[4] She played an important role in encouraging Bertha Pappenheim to write.[5]
Her publications include Erinnerungen an Brahms und Levi and Lebenserinnerungen.[6]
She died in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 17 February 1934.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Brahms, Johannes (2001). Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 781. ISBN 978-0-199-24773-8. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Clive, Peter (2 October 2006). Brahms and His World: A Biographical Dictionary. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-461-72280-9. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Brinkmann, Reinhold (1995). Late Idyll: The Second Symphony of Johannes Brahms. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-674-51176-7. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Ben (2013). On Becoming God:Late Medieval Mysticism and the Modern Western Self: Late Medieval Mysticism and the Modern Western Self. New York City: Fordham University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-823-23992-4. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Marcus, Laura (24 November 2014). Dreams of Modernity. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-107-04496-8. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Clive 2006, p. 133.