Hermann Kletke

Hermann Kletke (14 March 1813 – 2 May 1886) was a German poet, novelist, and journalist.

Hermann Kletke
Kletke pictured on the title page of a 1877 edition of Namenlose Blätter
Kletke pictured on the title page of a 1877 edition of Namenlose Blätter
Born(1813-03-14)14 March 1813
Breslau, Prussia
Died2 May 1886(1886-05-02) (aged 73)
Berlin, German Empire
OccupationPoet
SubjectChildren's poetry

Kletke is primarily a children's writer; his songs are full of warm feeling, heartfelt simplicity and naive humor, including Kinderlieder and Die Kinderwelt. His fairy tales for youth are poetic and instructive, for example Almanach deutscher Volksmärchen.

Career

Kletke was born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland), on 13 March 1803.[1][2] His experience with writing poetry and children's tales began during his schooling, although he would go onto graduate with a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Breslau.[1]

In 1832, Kletke was registered as a part of the Corps Borussia Breslau, an educational fraternity with members such as the German playwright Arthur Müller, philologist Ernest Wahner, and ancient historian Walter Otto.[3] In 1836 while in Breslau, Kletke's poetry was published for the first time, his collection Gedichte. However, because of ruler Klemens von Metternich's restrictive censorship on published literature,[4] one year later he decided to move to Berlin.[5]

Later he travelled to Vienna and then Berlin where he began working for the Vossische Zeitung. He remained at the paper until his death, succeeded as editor-in-chief by Friedrich Stephany.[1]

Kletke died in Berlin on 2 May 1886, at age 73.[1]

Works

Kletke is primarily a children's writer; his songs are full of warm feeling, heartfelt simplicity and naive humor, including Kinderlieder and Die Kinderwelt. His fairy tales for youth are poetic and instructive.[6][7]

His poem "Der Sandmann" was set to music by Robert Schumann as No. 12 of his Liederalbum für die Jugend (song collection for youth), Op. 79, published in 1849.[8]

Poetry collections
  • 1837: Words of love and comfort
  • 1852: Gedichte
  • 1857: Lied und Spruch. Neue Gedichte

Fairy-tale collections
  • Almanach deutscher Volksmärchen
  • Märchensaal aller Völker
  • Deutsche Kindermärchen, in Reime gebracht
  • Märchen meiner Grossmutter
  • Ein Märchenbuch
  • Märchen am Kamin (1871)
  • Weihnachten.

References
  1. "Land of Tales – Where children become readers". Land of Tales. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. "Kletke, Hermann (M)". dvpp.uvic.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  3. "Kösener Corpslisten". www.corpsarchive.de. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. "Initial successes. The abolition of censorship". Die Welt der Habsburger. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  5. Biographie, Deutsche. "Kletke, Hermann - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  6. "Hermann Kletke". Kalliope. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  7. "Summary Bibliography: Hermann Kletke". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  8. "Hermann Kletke | Poets". Oxford Song. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

Hermann Kletke discography at Discogs

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