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-'''Ludwig Achim''' (or '''Joachim''') '''von Arnim''' ([[January 26]], [[1781]] – [[January 21]], [[1831]]), was a [[Germany|German]] [[poet]] and [[novelist]] born in [[Berlin]].+'''Ludwig Achim''' (or '''Joachim''') '''von Arnim''' ([[January 26]], [[1781]] – [[January 21]], [[1831]]), was a [[German poet]] and [[novelist]] born in [[Berlin]], known in France for his ''[[Contes Bizarres]]'', an anthology of his tales translated by [[Théophile Gautier, fils]].
-He studied natural science at [[university of Halle|Halle]] and his bent was from the first towards literature. From the earlier writings of [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]] and [[Johann Gottfried Herder|Herder]] he learned to appreciate the beauties of German traditional legends and [[folk song]]s; and, forming a collection of these, published the result (1806-), in collaboration with [[Clemens Brentano]] under the title ''[[Des Knaben Wunderhorn]]''. He married Brentano's sister [[Bettina von Arnim|Bettina]], who won wide recognition as a writer in her own right, and his daughter [[Gisela von Arnim|Gisela]] became a writer as well.+== Biography ==
 +Arnim was descended from a Prussian noble family. His father was Joachim Erdmann von Arnim (1741-1804), associated with the Prussian court and, among other roles, active as the Director of the Berlin theater. His mother, Amalia Carlonia Labes (1761-1781), died immediately after Arnim's birth.
-He is also known for the verse narrative ''Die Päpstin Johanna'' (''[[Pope Joan|Pope Johanna]]'', 1813, prose version published posthumously, 1848).+Arnim spent his childhood with a grandmother in Berlin. He went on to study law and natural science at [[university of Halle|Halle]] and [[Göttingen]], though he inclined from the first towards literature. His early writings included numerous articles for scientific magazines. He went on to travel through Europe with his brother, Carl Otto Ludwig, from 1801 to 1804. He published the important romantic Zeitung für Einsiedler (Newspaper for Hermits) in Heidelberg in 1808.
-== ''Contes Bizarres'' ==+Arnim was influenced by the earlier writings of [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]] and [[Johann Gottfried Herder|Herder]], from which he learned to appreciate the beauties of German traditional legends and [[folk song]]s. Forming a collection of these, published the result (1806-1808), in collaboration with [[Clemens Brentano]] under the title ''[[Des Knaben Wunderhorn]]''. He married Brentano's sister [[Bettina von Arnim|Bettina]] in 1811, who won wide recognition as a writer in her own right, and his daughter [[Gisela von Arnim|Gisela]] (one of five children) became a writer as well.
-The ''Contes Bizarres'' is a collection of tales and novellas by [[Ludwig Achim von Arnim]] first translated by [[Théophile Gautier]] in 1856. They were picked up again in 1933 by André Breton who wrote a new preface and had it illustrated by [[Valentine Hugo]].+
-They contain the following stories by Ludwig Achim von Arnim+He lived in Berlin from 1809, worked on Heinrich von Kleist's paper there and founded the political union "[[Deutsche Tischgesellschaft]]" . From October 1813 to February 1814 he was publisher of the Berlin paper "The Prussian Correspondent." He remained connected with the Prussian patriots ([[Adam Heinrich Müller]], [[Friedrich de la Motte Fouque]], [[Heinrich von Kleist]].) He moved in 1814 to his family home, [[Schloss Wiepersdorf]], were he remained until his death by heart attack in 1831. His output, published in newspapers, magazines and almanacs as well as self-contained books, included novels, dramas, stories, poems and journalistic works. Following his death, his library was taken over by the Weimar court library. He is considered one of the most important representatives of German romanticism.
-*Die Majoratsherren +==Works==
-*Isabella von Ägypten. Kaiser Karl des Fünften erste Jugendliebe (Novelle), 1812 (French: Isabelle d'Egypte)+
-*Marie Melück Blainville+
-Publishing history+* Hollin's Liebeleben (Novel), 1802
 +* Ariel's Offenbarungen (Novel), 1804
 +* Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Folktale Collection, 3 vol., with Clemens Brentano), 1806 and 1808
 +* Tröst Einsamkeit (Book collection of Arnim's published Zeitung für Einsiedler), 1808
 +* Der Wintergarten (Novella), 1809
 +* Mistris Lee,1809
 +* Armut, Reichthum, Schuld und Buße der Gräfin Dolores (Novel), 1810
 +* Halle und Jerusalem (Play), 1811
 +* Isabella von Ägypten. Kaiser Karl des Fünften erste Jugendliebe (Novella), 1812
 +* Schaubühne (Play), 1813
 +* Frau von Saverne(Story), 1817
 +* Die Kronenwächter. Bd. 1: Bertholds erstes und zweites Leben (Novel, unfinished), 1817
 +* Der tolle Invalide auf dem Fort Ratonneau (Novella), 1818
 +* Fürst Ganzgott und Sänger Halbgott (Story), (1818)
 +* Die Gleichen(Play), 1819
 +* Die Majoratsherren (Story), 1820
 +* Owen Tudor (Story), 1820
 +* Landhausleben (Story), 1826
 +* Die Päpstin Johanna (published posthumously by Bettina von Arnim), 1846
-*Michel Levy - 1856+{{GFDL}}
-*Cahiers Libres - 1933+
-*Julliard, Coll. Littérature - 1964+
- +
-http://indexfantastique.phpnet.org/Recueil/FicheRcl.php3?Clerecueil=878+

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Ludwig Achim (or Joachim) von Arnim (January 26, 1781January 21, 1831), was a German poet and novelist born in Berlin, known in France for his Contes Bizarres, an anthology of his tales translated by Théophile Gautier, fils.

Biography

Arnim was descended from a Prussian noble family. His father was Joachim Erdmann von Arnim (1741-1804), associated with the Prussian court and, among other roles, active as the Director of the Berlin theater. His mother, Amalia Carlonia Labes (1761-1781), died immediately after Arnim's birth.

Arnim spent his childhood with a grandmother in Berlin. He went on to study law and natural science at Halle and Göttingen, though he inclined from the first towards literature. His early writings included numerous articles for scientific magazines. He went on to travel through Europe with his brother, Carl Otto Ludwig, from 1801 to 1804. He published the important romantic Zeitung für Einsiedler (Newspaper for Hermits) in Heidelberg in 1808.

Arnim was influenced by the earlier writings of Goethe and Herder, from which he learned to appreciate the beauties of German traditional legends and folk songs. Forming a collection of these, published the result (1806-1808), in collaboration with Clemens Brentano under the title Des Knaben Wunderhorn. He married Brentano's sister Bettina in 1811, who won wide recognition as a writer in her own right, and his daughter Gisela (one of five children) became a writer as well.

He lived in Berlin from 1809, worked on Heinrich von Kleist's paper there and founded the political union "Deutsche Tischgesellschaft" . From October 1813 to February 1814 he was publisher of the Berlin paper "The Prussian Correspondent." He remained connected with the Prussian patriots (Adam Heinrich Müller, Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, Heinrich von Kleist.) He moved in 1814 to his family home, Schloss Wiepersdorf, were he remained until his death by heart attack in 1831. His output, published in newspapers, magazines and almanacs as well as self-contained books, included novels, dramas, stories, poems and journalistic works. Following his death, his library was taken over by the Weimar court library. He is considered one of the most important representatives of German romanticism.

Works

  • Hollin's Liebeleben (Novel), 1802
  • Ariel's Offenbarungen (Novel), 1804
  • Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Folktale Collection, 3 vol., with Clemens Brentano), 1806 and 1808
  • Tröst Einsamkeit (Book collection of Arnim's published Zeitung für Einsiedler), 1808
  • Der Wintergarten (Novella), 1809
  • Mistris Lee,1809
  • Armut, Reichthum, Schuld und Buße der Gräfin Dolores (Novel), 1810
  • Halle und Jerusalem (Play), 1811
  • Isabella von Ägypten. Kaiser Karl des Fünften erste Jugendliebe (Novella), 1812
  • Schaubühne (Play), 1813
  • Frau von Saverne(Story), 1817
  • Die Kronenwächter. Bd. 1: Bertholds erstes und zweites Leben (Novel, unfinished), 1817
  • Der tolle Invalide auf dem Fort Ratonneau (Novella), 1818
  • Fürst Ganzgott und Sänger Halbgott (Story), (1818)
  • Die Gleichen(Play), 1819
  • Die Majoratsherren (Story), 1820
  • Owen Tudor (Story), 1820
  • Landhausleben (Story), 1826
  • Die Päpstin Johanna (published posthumously by Bettina von Arnim), 1846




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