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Rudolf Hans Bartsch

1873 – 1952

Austrian writer

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Lived 1873 – 1952 (aged 78). Rudolf Hans Bartsch was an Austrian writer and military personnel.

Rudolf Hans Bartsch (11 February 1873 – 7 February 1952) was an Austrian military officer and writer.

Life and work Bartsch wrote novels and short stories, which, according to today's critics often glorify the old nostalgic Austria. Gero von Wilpert ( for a very fertile, non-critical narrator of the old Austria – kind with sentimental novels and short stories, cute and bittersweet love stories of playful levity) ... His novel about Franz Schubert, Schwammerl (mushrooms), one of the most successful Austrian books before World War II, served in 1916 as a template to the operetta Das Dreimäderlhaus by the composer Heinrich Berté, which was also filmed several times.

Bartsch adapted the mythological poem Autumn Chorus to Pan, from ancient works about the god Pan and the seasons. It tells the signs of the cycle of life and the transience of the earth in the sense of the changing seasons. The work gained greater prominence when it was set to music in January 1911 by Joseph Marx, who was, at the time, one of the most played song composers of Austria. It was set as a one-movement cantata for mixed choir, boys' choir, organ and large orchestra. This is the first orchestral work written by Marx. The Autumn Chorus to Pan was recorded in June 2008 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus under Jiří Bělohlávek together with other choral works by Joseph Marx for the British label Chandos Records.

Streets were named after him in his hometown of Graz plus in Leibnitz and Mureck.

Awards and honors

Freeman the City of Graz, 1932 Peter Rosegger Prize, 1951

Novels Zwölf aus der Steiermark, 1908 Elisabeth Kött, 1909 Schwammerl. Schubert-Roman, 1912 Das deutsche Leid. Ein Landschafts-Roman, 1912 Die Geschichte von der Hannerl und ihren Liebhabern, 1913 Der letzte Student, Ullstein, Berlin 1913 ER. Ein Buch der Andacht, 1915 Der Flieger, 1915 Frau Utta und der Jäger, 1915 Lukas Rabesam, 1917 Der junge Dichter. Roman, 1918 Heidentum. Die Geschichte eines Vereinsamten, 1919 Ewiges Arkadien!, 1920 Seine Jüdin oder Jakob Böhmes Schusterkugel, 1921 Ein Landstreicher, 1921 Die Haindlkinder Das Tierchen. Die Geschichte einer kleinen Grisette, 1922 Die Salige Venus und das Mädchengrab. Liebesgeschichte eines Sonderlings, 1926 Die Verliebten und ihre Stadt, 1927 Die Apotheke zur blauen Gans. Roman aus seltsamem Grenzland, 1928 Wild und frei. Thema mit Variationen, 1928 Der große alte Kater. Eine Schopenhauer-Geschichte, 1929 Die Verführerin. Eine Wiener Geschichte, 1930 Der große und der kleine Klaus, 1931 Das Lächeln der Marie Antoinette, 1932 Ein Deutscher. Zsgestellt aus Fragmenten der Erinnergen des Christoph Magnus von Raithenau, 1933 Der große Traum der kleinen Wienerin. Eine heitere Staatsaktion, 1936 Brüder im Sturm, 1940 Wenn Majestäten lieben, 1949

Short stories and novellas Bittersüße Liebesgeschichten, 1910 Vom sterbenden Rokoko, 1913 Unerfüllte Geschichten Frauen. 3 Novellen, 1918 Musik. 3 Novellen, 1923 Novellen, 1924 Histörchen, 1925

Plays Ohne Gott. Die Tragödie einer Mutter, 1915 Fernes Schiff. 3 Akte (6 Bilder) aus dem Leben des großen Kolonisators John Smith, 1934

Essays Das Glück des deutschen Menschen, 1927

Literature Theodor Lessing: Rudolf Hans Bartsch. Ein letztes deutsches Naturdenkmal. Staackmann, Leipzig 1927. Hans Dolf: Rudolf Hans Bartsch. Bruder des großen Pan. Eine Studie über den Dichter mit einer Auswahl aus seinen Werken. Leykam, Graz 1964. Sophie Rahaberger: Das religiöse Problem bei Rudolf Hans Bartsch. Univ. Diss., Graz 1959.

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Awards
Peter Rosegger Literary Prize; Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph
Also known as
Rudolf Bartsch, Rudolf H. Bartsch

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Rudolf Hans Bartsch?

Austrian writer (1873-1952)

When was Rudolf Hans Bartsch born?

Rudolf Hans Bartsch was born on 11 February 1873 in Graz.

When did Rudolf Hans Bartsch die?

Rudolf Hans Bartsch died on 7 February 1952 in St. Peter, Graz.

What was Rudolf Hans Bartsch's occupation?

Rudolf Hans Bartsch was a writer and military personnel.

What nationality was Rudolf Hans Bartsch?

Rudolf Hans Bartsch was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rudolf Hans Bartsch

· Wikidata: Q87163

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