Charlotta Dorothea Biehl was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her parents were Christian Æmilius Biehl and Sophie Hedevig Brøer. At an early age, she learned to read and write in both the Danish and German languages from her maternal grandfather, Hans Brøer, who died when she was eight years old. After his death, her parents forbade her to read, and when her grandmother also died in 1746, she had to become a maid in 1747. In 1755, her father became a secretary at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. [2]
In 1761, Biehl started to translate plays from French in particular, but also from German and Italian for the Royal Danish Theatre. In 1762, her own play, Poète Campagnard, had its first performance, and she continued as a playwright until 1783. She wrote 13 comedies and was the first author in Denmark to give children parts and lines in her plays. Her greatest success was Den kierlige Mand (1764). Her play Den listige Optrækkerske (1765), about a woman using men's sexuality as a mean of self confirmation, became a scandal. [3]
In 1771, she met Johan Bülow, whose position at the royal count inspired Biehl's historical letters about the Danish kings Frederik V, Christian VI, Frederik VI and Christian VII. Her correspondence with Johan Bülow, Brevveksling imellem fortrolige venner, was published in 1783.[3]
She also translated the Quixote into Danish (Den sindriige Adelsmand Don Quixote af Manchas Levnet og Bedrifter, 1776-77).
^"Dorothea Biehl (1731-1788)". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^Marianne Alenius. Dorothea Biehl (1731-1788) Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon
^ ab"Biehl, Charlotte Dorothea, 1731-88". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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Katharina M. Wilson (1991) An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers, Volume 1 (Taylor & Francis) ISBN9780824085476
August 26, 2023
dorothea, biehl, charlotta, june, 1731, 1788, danish, author, playwright, translator, contents, biography, selected, works, also, references, related, readingbiography, editcharlotta, born, copenhagen, denmark, parents, were, christian, Æmilius, biehl, sophie,. Charlotta Dorothea Biehl June 2 1731 May 17 1788 was a Danish author playwright and translator 1 Dorothea Biehl Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 See also 4 References 5 Related readingBiography EditCharlotta Dorothea Biehl was born in Copenhagen Denmark Her parents were Christian AEmilius Biehl and Sophie Hedevig Broer At an early age she learned to read and write in both the Danish and German languages from her maternal grandfather Hans Broer who died when she was eight years old After his death her parents forbade her to read and when her grandmother also died in 1746 she had to become a maid in 1747 In 1755 her father became a secretary at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 2 In 1761 Biehl started to translate plays from French in particular but also from German and Italian for the Royal Danish Theatre In 1762 her own play Poete Campagnard had its first performance and she continued as a playwright until 1783 She wrote 13 comedies and was the first author in Denmark to give children parts and lines in her plays Her greatest success was Den kierlige Mand 1764 Her play Den listige Optraekkerske 1765 about a woman using men s sexuality as a mean of self confirmation became a scandal 3 In 1771 she met Johan Bulow whose position at the royal count inspired Biehl s historical letters about the Danish kings Frederik V Christian VI Frederik VI and Christian VII Her correspondence with Johan Bulow Brevveksling imellem fortrolige venner was published in 1783 3 She also translated the Quixote into Danish Den sindriige Adelsmand Don Quixote af Manchas Levnet og Bedrifter 1776 77 Selected works EditPoete Campagnard 1762 Den kierlige mand 1764 Den forelskede ven 1765 Den listige optraekkerske 1765 Den provede Troskab 1774 Kierligheds Brevene 1774 Den listige Optraekkerske 1765 Brevveksling imellem fortrolige venner 1 3 1783 Orpheus og Eurydice 1786 Mit ubetydelige Levnets Lob 1787 See also EditAnna Catharina MaternaReferences Edit Dorothea Biehl 1731 1788 Kunstindeks Danmark amp Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon Retrieved January 1 2019 Marianne Alenius Dorothea Biehl 1731 1788 Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon a b Biehl Charlotte Dorothea 1731 88 Dansk biografisk Lexikon Retrieved January 1 2019 Related reading EditKatharina M Wilson 1991 An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers Volume 1 Taylor amp Francis ISBN 9780824085476 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothea Biehl amp oldid 1165539757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
