Gisela von Arnim (also Giesela; August 30, 1827 in Berlin – April 4, 1889 in Florence) was a German writer, mainly of fairy tales.
von Arnim in an 1840 painting
BiographyEdit
Gisela was the youngest child of Achim and Bettina von Arnim. She was not formally educated, being taught only by her sisters. In her youth she read fairy tales and Romantic poetry, especially the works of Wilhelm Hauff, and began to write fairy tales herself. With her sisters she started the "Kaffeter circle", first a group for young women and later a full literary salon also including men (honorary members included Hans Christian Andersen and Emmanuel Geibel). In 1859, she married the Germanist and art historianHerman Grimm, a son of Wilhelm Grimm.
WorksEdit
Das Leben der Hochgräfin Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (with Bettina von Arnim)
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Eva Mey (2004). Ich gleiche einem Stern um Mitternacht: Die Schriftstellerin Gisela von Arnim, Tochter Bettinas und Gattin Herman Grimms (in German). Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag. ISBN3-7776-1331-2.
October 06, 2023
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