He was born at the Castle of Wallerstein (near Nördlingen) in Franconia. After having studied law for a short while at Halle, he entered the regiment of the crown prince of Prussia in Potsdam and was attached to it as officer for ten years. Disappointed in his military career, owing to the slowness of promotion, he retired in 1774, and accepting the post of tutor to Prince Frederick Ferdinand Constantin of Saxe-Weimar, accompanied him and his elder brother, the hereditary prince, on a tour to Paris. On this journey he visited Goethe in Frankfurt-on-Main, and introduced him to the hereditary prince, Charles Augustus. This meeting is memorable as being the immediate cause of Goethe's later intimate connection with the Weimar court.
After Knebel's return and the premature death of his pupil he was pensioned, receiving the rank of major. In 1798 he married the singer Luise von Rudorf, and retired to Ilmenau; but in 1805 he moved to Jena, where he lived until his death in 1834.
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Knebel's Sammlung kleiner Gedichte (1815), issued anonymously, and Distichen (1827) contain many graceful sonnets, but it is as a translator that he is best known. His translation of the elegies of Propertius, Elegien von Properz (1798), and that of Lucretius, De Rerum Natura (2 vols., 1821) are deservedly praised. Also notable is his translation of Vittorio Alfieri's tragedy Saul.
Since their first acquaintance, Knebel and Goethe were intimate friends, and not the least interesting of Knebel's writings is his correspondence with the eminent poet, Briefwechsel mit Goethe (ed. G. E. Guhrauer, 2 vols., 1851). Varnhagen von Ense and Theodor Mundt edited his Literarischer Nachlass und Briefwechsel (“Literary remains and correspondence,” 3 vols., Leipsic, 1835), the latter furnishing a biographical notice.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Knebel, Karl Ludwig von". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This work in turn cites:
Hugo von Knebel-Döberitz, Karl Ludwig von Knebel. 1890.
Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Knebel, Karl Ludwig von" . The American Cyclopædia.
karl, ludwig, knebel, november, 1744, february, 1834, german, poet, translator, 1824, contents, biography, works, notes, referencesbiography, edithe, born, castle, wallerstein, near, nördlingen, franconia, after, having, studied, short, while, halle, entered, . Karl Ludwig von Knebel 30 November 1744 23 February 1834 was a German poet and translator Karl Ludwig von Knebel 1824 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography editHe was born at the Castle of Wallerstein near Nordlingen in Franconia After having studied law for a short while at Halle he entered the regiment of the crown prince of Prussia in Potsdam and was attached to it as officer for ten years Disappointed in his military career owing to the slowness of promotion he retired in 1774 and accepting the post of tutor to Prince Frederick Ferdinand Constantin of Saxe Weimar accompanied him and his elder brother the hereditary prince on a tour to Paris On this journey he visited Goethe in Frankfurt on Main and introduced him to the hereditary prince Charles Augustus This meeting is memorable as being the immediate cause of Goethe s later intimate connection with the Weimar court After Knebel s return and the premature death of his pupil he was pensioned receiving the rank of major In 1798 he married the singer Luise von Rudorf and retired to Ilmenau but in 1805 he moved to Jena where he lived until his death in 1834 Works editKnebel s Sammlung kleiner Gedichte 1815 issued anonymously and Distichen 1827 contain many graceful sonnets but it is as a translator that he is best known His translation of the elegies of Propertius Elegien von Properz 1798 and that of Lucretius De Rerum Natura 2 vols 1821 are deservedly praised Also notable is his translation of Vittorio Alfieri s tragedy Saul Since their first acquaintance Knebel and Goethe were intimate friends and not the least interesting of Knebel s writings is his correspondence with the eminent poet Briefwechsel mit Goethe ed G E Guhrauer 2 vols 1851 Varnhagen von Ense and Theodor Mundt edited his Literarischer Nachlass und Briefwechsel Literary remains and correspondence 3 vols Leipsic 1835 the latter furnishing a biographical notice Notes editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Knebel Karl Ludwig von Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press This work in turn cites Hugo von Knebel Doberitz Karl Ludwig von Knebel 1890 Ripley George Dana Charles A eds 1879 Knebel Karl Ludwig von The American Cyclopaedia Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Knebel Karl Ludwig von New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Ludwig von Knebel amp oldid 841914991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
