Trentini, Albert von#
b. Bozen/Bolzano (South Tyrol), Oct. 10, 1878, d. Vienna, Oct. 18, 1933. Narrative author, dramatist, essayist. Director-General in the Vienna Ministry of the Interior, member of the "Duererbund" and of the conservative "Kulturbund", 1931-1933 president of the latter. As a Catholic author was very pessimistic about culture and very critical of civilization; in his work ("Der grosse Fruehling", 1908; "Sieg der Jungfrauen", 1910) he pleads for real feelings and faith. His biographical novel "Goethe" (2 vols., 1923) became very popular.
Further works#
Novels, essays. - Edition: Collected works, 3 vols., 1927-1928.Literature#
H. Hegen, Die weltanschaul. Entwicklung A. v. T., doctoral thesis, Innsbruck 1949.