Max Waldau
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Max Waldau (* March 21st, 1822 Breslau, † January 20th, 1855 near Baborów/Upper Silesia, then German, now Polish) was a German poet and novelist, much better known by this pseudonym (which he always acted under) than by his real name Richard Georg Spiller von Hauenschild, .
[edit] Life
Max Waldau lost his father early on in life, was educated in several boarding schools, and started studying law at Breslau University. Later, he took up philosophy, philology, and history at Heidelberg University, where he received a doctorate. Waldau traveled for an extended period of time in Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Italy, though he finally retired to his estate of Tscheidt after the failed German revolution of 1848-49; here, he died unexpectedly at the age of 33.
Waldau started publishing poetry and prose in 1847; his compositions, while well written, lacked emotion and excitement. But, his friendship with Leopold Schefer, an older and more prestigious poet, resulted in Schefer releasing two series of beautiful poems, written in his youth, anonymously to the public; Waldau edited these collections, Hafis in Hellas and Koran der Liebe, in Hamburg 1853 resp. 1855.
[edit] Publications
- 1847: Ein Elfenmärchen (fairy tale)
- 1847: Blätter im Winde (poetry)
- 1848: Kanzonen (poetry)
- 1850: Aus der Junkerwelt (novel)
- 1851: Nach der Natur. Lebende Bilder aus der Zeit (prose)
- 1852: Aimiry, der Jongleur (novel)
- 1854: Cordula. Graubündner Sage
- 1855: Rahab. Frauenbild aus der Bibel
