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Blumauer, Aloys
Born Dec. 21, 1755, in Steyr; died Mar. 16, 1798, in Vienna. Austrian writer and teacher. Son of a merchant. Blumauer was a member of the Jesuit Order, but later he became a Mason. He is the author of the chivalrous drama Erwin von Steinheim (1780), which was written in the spirit of Sturm und Drang; frivolous poems and ballads (the collections Poems, 1782, and Masonic Poems, 1785–86). Blumauer’s principal work is The Adventures of the Noble Hero Aeneas (1783–86), a parody of Vergil’s Aeneid and a satire on the Catholic Church. WORKSSämtliche Werke, [vols.] 1–4. Vienna, 1884.REFERENCEHoffmann-Wellenhof, P. von. Aloys Blumauer. Vienna, 1885.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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