Adolf Stahr
Adolf Wilhelm Theodor Stahr (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈʃtaːɐ̯]; 22 October 1805 – 3 October 1876) was a German writer and literary historian.
Life
Stahr was the son of the preacher and pastor Johann Adam Stahr (1768–1839). He attended grammar school in
In 1836, he became Vice Chancellor and Professor at the Gymnasium in Oldenburg. A collection of critical work on the Theatre appeared in 1845 (Oldenburg theater review, 2 vols).
In 1845, Stahr and made a long journey through Italy, Switzerland and France, where he met Heinrich Heine. At the end of 1845 in Rome, he met the writer Fanny Lewald. This kindled a passionate relationship, and in the following years they both made several trips, wrote and worked together. In 1852 Stahr retired and moved to Berlin. In 1855 he married Fanny Lewald. He dedicated himself to continuing his varied literary works.
In 1849 he published a three volume novel The Republicans which appeared in Naples, 1849–50, followed by a work about the Revolution of 1848 in Prussia (The Prussian Revolution, 2 vols), plus several travel books, art-historical works (Torso. art, the artists and artworks Old, 2 vols 1854/55), translations of
Works
- Ein Jahr in Italien, (A year in Italy), 3 vols, 1847–50
- Zwei Monate in Paris (Two months in Paris), 2 vols, 1851
- Weimar und Jena, Ein Tagebuch, (A diary), 2 vols 1852
- Nach fünf Jahren. (After five years of age). Pariser Studien aus dem Jahre 1855, 2 Bde. 1857 Parisian studies dating back to 1855, 2 Vols 1857
- Herodian 's Geschichte des römischen Kaiserthums seit Marc Aurel. (Herodian's History of the Roman Emperors since Marcus Aurelius). Stuttgart: Hoffmann 1858.
- Herbstmonate in Italien, (Autumn months in Italy), 1860
- Ein Winter in Rom, (A winter in Rome), 1860 (together with Fanny Lewald)
- Aus der Jugendzeit, (On youth), 2 vols 1870-77
- Ludwig Geiger (Hg.): Aus Adolf Stahrs Nachlaß. Ludwig Geiger (ed.): From Adolf Stahr correspondence.