Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber (in German sources also: Johann Nikolaus Böhl von Faber, né Böhl und Lütkens;[1]Hamburg, 1770 - Cádiz, 1836) was a German bibliophile and lover of Spanish literature and culture. He was the father of Spanish/Swiss novelist Cecilia Böhl de Faber, aka "Fernán Caballero".
Böhl started his life in Spain at a shop owned by his bourgeois parents. In addition to the work of the store, he was also Hanseaticconsul for his hometown Hamburg as well as overseeing the warehouses held by Sir James Duff and his nephew William Gordon at Puerto de Santa María. It was in Cádiz that he met Frasquita Larrea (Francisca Javiera Ruiz de Larrea y Aherán, 1775–1838) a Catholic lady of high society who had travelled through France and Germany and mastered their languages easily, read Shakespeare, was well-versed in the thoughts of Kant and Descartes, read Madame Staël, and delighted in the work of the feministMary Wollstonecraft. The two were married in 1790 and lived for a short time on Lake Geneva, in the Canton of Vaud, where their daughter was born, the future novelist known as Fernán Caballero. Later, the couple would have two more children. Returning to Spain, they spent time living in Cádiz where they enriched the local cultural scene by introducing the first tertulias. In 1805, the pair journeyed to Germany for a second time where their union began to show the first signs of stress. Frasquita returned to Spain alone, where she would experience the Peninsular War with her two daughters while living in Chiclana de la Frontera. The family reunited after the end of the war in Cádiz.
Böhl de Faber's hispanophilia prompted him to collect many works of Spanish literature and build an important library. While travelling in Germany he obtained many of the Aesthetic works of the brothers August Wilhelm Schlegel and Friedrich Schlegel concerning art, literature, and above all Pedro Calderón de la Barca. In 1814, he published an article entitled "Reflexiones de Schlegel sobre el teatro traducidas del alemán" (Schlegel's Reflections upon Theatre as Translated from German) in the newspaperEl Mercurio Gaditano. This article identifies Romanticism with absolutism and argues for a return to traditional and Catholic thought. It totally condemns the Enlightenment and exalts Spanish nationalism. The theater of Calderón de la Barca is treated as a symbol of the Spanish spirit, and any dislike of it is deemed unpatriotic. The contemporary Neo-classical Enlightenment writer José Joaquín de Mora countered that the worst thing to befall Spanish culture was the work of Calderón, in which bad taste was the norm. This exchange ignited a row between the two that would appear in newspapers in Madrid. Between 1818 and 1819, Böhl de Faber published in the Diario Mercantil Gaditano a series of articles defending Spanish theater of the Siglo de Oro, a genre much maligned by the Spanish Neo-Classicists who rejected its style along with the reactionary and traditionalist ideology it represented. Mora and Antonio Alcalá Galiano, liberal authors who would later become fervent Romantics, argued bitterly against him. Mora's words especially focused on the way that Faber's own wife was a vocal admirer of Calderón, and that she ran an ultra-Catholic tertulia in Cádiz. Additionally, whereas Faber was a supporter of Fernando VII, Mora and Alcalá Galiano were liberals; the ideological divide provoked still more disputes and the controversy became rife with personal attacks.
Nevertheless, Böhl remained an active publicist whose labor did much to bring traditionalist Romanticism to Spain. He published articles about English poetry derived from Romanticism. With the end of the Trienio Liberal of the 1820s, Mora and Alcalá Galiano left Spain with other liberal emigrants, though in order to better counter Böhl de Faber they had to study Schlegel's theories concerning the Romancero and the theater of the Siglo de Oro, and in this way Romanticism was introduced into Spain. Faber actually became one of its progenitors in the country. Faber associated Christianity with Romanticism and maintained that the movement had already occurred in medieval Spain and that Neo-Classicism constituted an interruption to the true indigenous Spanish cultural tradition. He would also eventually publish essays about Lope de Vega as well as Calderón de la Barca and a collection of romances and popular poetry.
Referencesedit
^Hans Schneider (1955), "Böhl von Faber, Johann Nikolaus", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 2, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 376–376; (full text online)
Bibliographyedit
Guillermo Carnero Arbat, "Documentos relativos a Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber en el Ministerio español de Asuntos Exteriores" Anales de literatura española 1984 núm. 3 p. 159-186
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Juan Nicolas Bohl de Faber news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Juan Nicolas Bohl de Faber in German sources also Johann Nikolaus Bohl von Faber ne Bohl und Lutkens 1 Hamburg 1770 Cadiz 1836 was a German bibliophile and lover of Spanish literature and culture He was the father of Spanish Swiss novelist Cecilia Bohl de Faber aka Fernan Caballero Juan Nicolas Bohl de FaberBornJohann Nikolaus Bohl und Lutkens 1770 12 09 9 December 1770Hamburg GermanyDied11 September 1836 1836 09 11 aged 65 Cadiz SpainOccupation s Bibliophile and hispanistMovementRomanticismSpouseFrasquita LarreaChildrenFernan Caballero daughter Biography editBohl started his life in Spain at a shop owned by his bourgeois parents In addition to the work of the store he was also Hanseatic consul for his hometown Hamburg as well as overseeing the warehouses held by Sir James Duff and his nephew William Gordon at Puerto de Santa Maria It was in Cadiz that he met Frasquita Larrea Francisca Javiera Ruiz de Larrea y Aheran 1775 1838 a Catholic lady of high society who had travelled through France and Germany and mastered their languages easily read Shakespeare was well versed in the thoughts of Kant and Descartes read Madame Stael and delighted in the work of the feminist Mary Wollstonecraft The two were married in 1790 and lived for a short time on Lake Geneva in the Canton of Vaud where their daughter was born the future novelist known as Fernan Caballero Later the couple would have two more children Returning to Spain they spent time living in Cadiz where they enriched the local cultural scene by introducing the first tertulias In 1805 the pair journeyed to Germany for a second time where their union began to show the first signs of stress Frasquita returned to Spain alone where she would experience the Peninsular War with her two daughters while living in Chiclana de la Frontera The family reunited after the end of the war in Cadiz Bohl de Faber s hispanophilia prompted him to collect many works of Spanish literature and build an important library While travelling in Germany he obtained many of the Aesthetic works of the brothers August Wilhelm Schlegel and Friedrich Schlegel concerning art literature and above all Pedro Calderon de la Barca In 1814 he published an article entitled Reflexiones de Schlegel sobre el teatro traducidas del aleman Schlegel s Reflections upon Theatre as Translated from German in the newspaper El Mercurio Gaditano This article identifies Romanticism with absolutism and argues for a return to traditional and Catholic thought It totally condemns the Enlightenment and exalts Spanish nationalism The theater of Calderon de la Barca is treated as a symbol of the Spanish spirit and any dislike of it is deemed unpatriotic The contemporary Neo classical Enlightenment writer Jose Joaquin de Mora countered that the worst thing to befall Spanish culture was the work of Calderon in which bad taste was the norm This exchange ignited a row between the two that would appear in newspapers in Madrid Between 1818 and 1819 Bohl de Faber published in the Diario Mercantil Gaditano a series of articles defending Spanish theater of the Siglo de Oro a genre much maligned by the Spanish Neo Classicists who rejected its style along with the reactionary and traditionalist ideology it represented Mora and Antonio Alcala Galiano liberal authors who would later become fervent Romantics argued bitterly against him Mora s words especially focused on the way that Faber s own wife was a vocal admirer of Calderon and that she ran an ultra Catholic tertulia in Cadiz Additionally whereas Faber was a supporter of Fernando VII Mora and Alcala Galiano were liberals the ideological divide provoked still more disputes and the controversy became rife with personal attacks Nevertheless Bohl remained an active publicist whose labor did much to bring traditionalist Romanticism to Spain He published articles about English poetry derived from Romanticism With the end of the Trienio Liberal of the 1820s Mora and Alcala Galiano left Spain with other liberal emigrants though in order to better counter Bohl de Faber they had to study Schlegel s theories concerning the Romancero and the theater of the Siglo de Oro and in this way Romanticism was introduced into Spain Faber actually became one of its progenitors in the country Faber associated Christianity with Romanticism and maintained that the movement had already occurred in medieval Spain and that Neo Classicism constituted an interruption to the true indigenous Spanish cultural tradition He would also eventually publish essays about Lope de Vega as well as Calderon de la Barca and a collection of romances and popular poetry References edit Hans Schneider 1955 Bohl von Faber Johann Nikolaus Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 2 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot pp 376 376 full text online Bibliography editGuillermo Carnero Arbat Documentos relativos a Juan Nicolas Bohl de Faber en el Ministerio espanol de Asuntos Exteriores Anales de literatura espanola 1984 num 3 p 159 186 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Nicolas Bohl de Faber amp oldid 1162888064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
