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Anna Amalia Wegbereiterin der Weimarer Klassik
Anna Amalia (1739–1807), Herzogin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, gilt als das charismatische Zentrum des Weimarer Hofes. Die Nichte König Friedrichs des Großen, die nach dem frühen Tod ihres Mannes seit 1758 das kleine Herzogtum für ihre Söhne regierte, holte Christoph Martin Wieland als Prinzenerzieher in ihre Residenz, unterhielt freundschaftliche Kontakte zu Johann Wolfgang von Goethe und Johann Gottfried von Herder, förderte Dichter und Denker. Nachdem ihr Sohn Karl August 1775 die Regierung angetreten hatte, widmete sich Anna Amalia fast ausschließlich der Pflege und Förderung von Kunst und Wissenschaft und legte damit den Grundstein für die Weimarer Klassik.
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201 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Ursula Salentin
8 booksAuthor. Studied German and philosophy at University and for many years taught at a Cologne Gymnasium. Married to the artist Hans Salentin.
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March 6, 2019Brief life of Anna Amalia who got Weimar Classicism off to a good start by inviting Wieland to Weimar to lead on the education of her eldest son Karl August, as well as by pursuing literary and artistic interests.
Overall this slight account is unsatisfying, particularly considering that all the literary parties involved were great letter writers so it is possible to get a good sense of them, despite this Anna Amalia never really emerges, possibly because the author tries to account for the whole span of her life in 189 pages.
The book is uncritical and I was left wondering about the state finances which were such a source of worry when she took up the regency for her son following on from her husband's death after barely two years of marriage, yet in later years they seem to have been spending freely. Perhaps after a few years of administration she had simply learnt to relax and love the deficit (the ongoing budget problems were to be a constant issue for Goethe during his time as one of Karl August's ministers).
There's a nice sense of the political rivalries as her regency drew to an end but no sense of what Anna Amalia's personal involvement was or might have been during the regency other than checking the accounts on a weekly basis, as Louis XIV was said have done while seated on the Royal chamber pot. Fairly easy reading.
Overall this slight account is unsatisfying, particularly considering that all the literary parties involved were great letter writers so it is possible to get a good sense of them, despite this Anna Amalia never really emerges, possibly because the author tries to account for the whole span of her life in 189 pages.
The book is uncritical and I was left wondering about the state finances which were such a source of worry when she took up the regency for her son following on from her husband's death after barely two years of marriage, yet in later years they seem to have been spending freely. Perhaps after a few years of administration she had simply learnt to relax and love the deficit (the ongoing budget problems were to be a constant issue for Goethe during his time as one of Karl August's ministers).
There's a nice sense of the political rivalries as her regency drew to an end but no sense of what Anna Amalia's personal involvement was or might have been during the regency other than checking the accounts on a weekly basis, as Louis XIV was said have done while seated on the Royal chamber pot. Fairly easy reading.
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