Pichler, Karoline geborene von Greiner#
b. Vienna, Sept. 7, 1769, d. Vienna, July 9, 1843, narrative writer, dramatist, poet, essayist, critic. For decades the centre of the most important literary salons in Vienna, her guests included F. Grillparzer, Baron J. von Hammer-Purgstall, F. Nicolai, N. Lenau and F. Schlegel. Her first work "Gleichnisse" (1799) was followed by a series of historical novels, including her best known novel, the epistolary novel "Agathocles" (1808, 3 vols.). Was also a celebrated dramatist. In her essays she strongly advocated patriotic Austrian poetry. Her "Denkwuerdigkeiten aus meinem Leben" (4 vols., 1844) are an important source of cultural history of her period.
Further works#
Novels: Olivier, 1802; Leonore, 2 vols., 1804; Die Belagerung Wiens im Jahre 1683, 3 vols., 1824; Friedrich der Streitbare, 4 vols., 1831. - Erzaehlungen, 2 vols., 1812. - Dramat. Dichtungen, 3 vols., 1815-1818. - Zeitbilder, 2 vols., 1839/1841. - Edition: Saemtl. Werke, 60 vols., 1828-1844; Auswahl aus dem Werk, ed. by K. Adel, 1970.Literature#
L. Bodi, Tauwetter in Wien, 21995; B. Winklehner, K. P., master´s thesis., Vienna 1992; E. Krill, Der literar. Salon der K. P. (1769-1843) und der Wandel der Literatur in dessen Umkreis, master´s thesis, Vienna 1999; OeBL.