Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd (9 November 1773 – 2 July 1856) was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen.[1]
Painting by Jens Juel, c. 1790, Frederiksborgmuseet, Hillerød, Denmark
She married the famous writer Peter Andreas Heiberg when she was 16 years old. She bore him a son in the following year, the poet and critic Johan Ludvig Heiberg. In 1800, her husband was exiled for political activity and she obtained a divorce, marrying in December 1801 the Swedish Baron Carl Fredrik Ehrensvärd, who was himself a political fugitive, as implicated in the murder in 1792 of Swedish king Gustavus III. Her second husband, who presently adopted the name of Gyllembourg (after his mother, who belonged to the Gyllenborg family), died in 1815.[1]
In 1822 she followed her son to Kiel, where he was appointed professor, and in 1825 she returned with him to Copenhagen. In 1827 she first appeared anonymously as an author by publishing the romance Familien Polonius (The Polonius Family) in her son's newspaper Flyvende Post (The Flying Post). In 1828 the same journal contained Den Magiske Nøgle (The Magic Key), which was immediately followed by En Hverdags-Historie (An Everyday Story). The success of this anonymous work was so great that she adopted the name of "The author of An Everyday Story" until the end of her career.[1]
In 1833–1834 she published three volumes of Old and New Novels followed in 1835–1836 by New Stories which also consisted of 3 volumes. In 1837 she published two novels, Montanus den Yngre (Montanus the Younger) and Nisida (Ricida). Een i Alle (One in All) was published in 1840, Nær og Fjern (Near and Far) in 1841, En Brevvexling (A Correspondence) in 1843, Korsveien (The Cross Ways) in 1844 and To Tidsaldre (Two Ages) in 1845.[1]
From 1849 to 1851 the Baroness Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was engaged in bringing out a library edition of her collected works in twelve volumes. On 2 July 1856 she died in her son's house at Copenhagen. Throughout her life she had preserved the closest reticence on the subject of her authorship, even with her nearest friends, and it was only after her death that her authorship became known to the public.[1]
Cultural references
Per Olov Enquist's 1981 play Från regnormarnas liv (Rain Snake) describes the relationship between Gyllenbourg and Heilberg. Anne Marie Ejrnæs's 2002 novel Som Svalen (Like the Swallow) is a biographical novel about Thomasine Gyllembourg.[2]
^"Som svanen". Gyldendal (in Danish). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, Thomasine Christine, Baroness". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 751.
Howitt, William, 1792–1879 "The literature and romance of northern Europe: constituting a complete history of the literature of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, with copious specimens of the most celebrated histories, romances (1852) Chapter IX". Retrieved 2010-09-01.
Further reading
J. L. Heiberg, Peter Andreas Heiberg og Thomasine Gyllembourg (Copenhagen, 1882). (in Danish).
L. Kornelius-Hybel, Nogle Bemærkninger om P. A. Heiberg og Fru Gyllembourg (Notes on P. A. Heiberg and miss Gyllembourg) (Copenhagen, 1883). (in Danish)
Inge Nørballe: Guldalderdigtere. Portrætter og poesi (Golden Age Poets. Portraits and poetry), Høst, 1999. (in Danish)
Birgit Bertung: Gyldne lænker – kvindernes guldalder. Om forholdet mellem mand og kvinde hos 10 guldalderpersonligheder (Golden chains – the golden age of women. On the relationship between man and woman among 10 Golden Age personalities), C.A. Reitzel, 2006. (in Danish)
Elisabeth Hude, Thomasine Gyllembourg og Hverdagshistorierne, Rosenkilde og Bagger, 1951. (in Danish)
January 07, 2023
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Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg Ehrensvard 9 November 1773 2 July 1856 was a Danish author born in Copenhagen Her maiden name was Buntzen 1 Painting by Jens Juel c 1790 Frederiksborgmuseet Hillerod Denmark Contents 1 Life and writing 2 Cultural references 3 Works 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further readingLife and writing EditShe married the famous writer Peter Andreas Heiberg when she was 16 years old She bore him a son in the following year the poet and critic Johan Ludvig Heiberg In 1800 her husband was exiled for political activity and she obtained a divorce marrying in December 1801 the Swedish Baron Carl Fredrik Ehrensvard who was himself a political fugitive as implicated in the murder in 1792 of Swedish king Gustavus III Her second husband who presently adopted the name of Gyllembourg after his mother who belonged to the Gyllenborg family died in 1815 1 In 1822 she followed her son to Kiel where he was appointed professor and in 1825 she returned with him to Copenhagen In 1827 she first appeared anonymously as an author by publishing the romance Familien Polonius The Polonius Family in her son s newspaper Flyvende Post The Flying Post In 1828 the same journal contained Den Magiske Nogle The Magic Key which was immediately followed by En Hverdags Historie An Everyday Story The success of this anonymous work was so great that she adopted the name of The author of An Everyday Story until the end of her career 1 In 1833 1834 she published three volumes of Old and New Novels followed in 1835 1836 by New Stories which also consisted of 3 volumes In 1837 she published two novels Montanus den Yngre Montanus the Younger and Nisida Ricida Een i Alle One in All was published in 1840 Naer og Fjern Near and Far in 1841 En Brevvexling A Correspondence in 1843 Korsveien The Cross Ways in 1844 and To Tidsaldre Two Ages in 1845 1 From 1849 to 1851 the Baroness Gyllembourg Ehrensvard was engaged in bringing out a library edition of her collected works in twelve volumes On 2 July 1856 she died in her son s house at Copenhagen Throughout her life she had preserved the closest reticence on the subject of her authorship even with her nearest friends and it was only after her death that her authorship became known to the public 1 Cultural references EditPer Olov Enquist s 1981 play Fran regnormarnas liv Rain Snake describes the relationship between Gyllenbourg and Heilberg Anne Marie Ejrnaes s 2002 novel Som Svalen Like the Swallow is a biographical novel about Thomasine Gyllembourg 2 Works EditFamilien Polonius 1827 En Hverdags Historie 1828 Den magiske Nogle 1830 Kong Hjort 1830 Slaegtskab og Djaevelskab 1830 Den lille Karen 1830 Sproglaereren 1831 play Magt og List 1831 play Fregatskibet Svanen 1831 play Drom og Virkelighed 1833 Mesalliance 1833 De Forlovede 1834 play Findelon 1834 De lyse Naetter 1834 AEgtestand 1835 En Episode 1835 Extremerne 1835 Joden 1836 Hvidkappen 1836 Montanus den Yngre 1837 Nisida 1837 Maria 1839 Een i Alle 1840 Naer og fjern 1841 Jens Drabelig 1841 En Brevvexling 1843 Korsveien 1844 Castor og Pollux 1844 To Tidsaldre 1845 Notes Edit a b c d e Chisholm 1911 Som svanen Gyldendal in Danish Retrieved 21 January 2018 References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Gyllembourg Ehrensvard Thomasine Christine Baroness Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 751 Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Gyllembourg Ehrensvard Thomasine Christine New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Howitt William 1792 1879 The literature and romance of northern Europe constituting a complete history of the literature of Sweden Denmark Norway and Iceland with copious specimens of the most celebrated histories romances 1852 Chapter IX Retrieved 2010 09 01 Further reading EditJ L Heiberg Peter Andreas Heiberg og Thomasine Gyllembourg Copenhagen 1882 in Danish L Kornelius Hybel Nogle Bemaerkninger om P A Heiberg og Fru Gyllembourg Notes on P A Heiberg and miss Gyllembourg Copenhagen 1883 in Danish Soren Kierkegaard Two Ages A Literary Review Vol XIV Princeton series of Kierkegaard s Writings Inge Norballe Guldalderdigtere Portraetter og poesi Golden Age Poets Portraits and poetry Host 1999 in Danish Birgit Bertung Gyldne laenker kvindernes guldalder Om forholdet mellem mand og kvinde hos 10 guldalderpersonligheder Golden chains the golden age of women On the relationship between man and woman among 10 Golden Age personalities C A Reitzel 2006 in Danish Elisabeth Hude Thomasine Gyllembourg og Hverdagshistorierne Rosenkilde og Bagger 1951 in Danish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg Ehrensvard amp oldid 1039108081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
