!!!Grün, Anastasius eigentlich Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg

Gruen, Anastasius (real name: Anton Alexander Count of Auersperg), b. Ljubljana, Slovenia (then Laibach), April 11, 1806, 
d. Graz (Styria), Sept. 12, 1876, poet and epic writer, 
translator. Studied law in Vienna and Graz, then travelled to Italy, 
Germany (where he rose to fame with authors of the "Schwaebische 
Schule", esp. with L. Uhland), France and England; in 1848/49 member 
of the Frankfurt parliament; 1861-1876 member of the upper chamber of 
the Reichsrat; friend of N.  Lenau, whose hitherto unpublished works 
(1851) and "Collected Works" (1855) he published. G.'s work is marked 
by liberal thought, he criticises the system under Metternich and 
clericalism (esp. in his collections of poems "Spaziergaenge eines 
Wiener Poeten" (1831) and "Schutt" (1835).

!Further works
romances: Balladen der Liebe, 1830; Der letzte Ritter, 
1830; Gedichte, 1837. - Satirical verse narratives: Die Nibelungen im 
Frack, 1843; Der Pfaff vom Kahlenberg, 1850. - Translations of 
Slovenian and English Works. - Editions: Polit. Reden und Schriften, 
publ. by S. Hock, 1906; Saemtliche Werke, publ. by E. Castle, 
6 vols., 1909; Zeit ist eine stumme Harfe, foreword and extension 
by U. Baumgarten, 1958.

!Literature
A. Schlossar, A. G. Sein Leben und Schaffen, 1907; F. 
Riedl, A. G., 1909; R. Waechter, A. G. politische Dichtung, 
1933; F. Sengle, Biedermeierzeit, vol. 3, 1972; R. Wiedner, 
A. G. Gedicht-Sammlung "Schutt", diploma thesis, Innsbruck 1988; 
D. Scharmitzer, A. G.: Versuch einer Monographie, doctoral 
thesis, Vienna 1996.



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