Description
Autograph letter signed, one page, 5,25 x 6 inch, in German, to German actor Ernst von Possart (1841-1921) - Heyse mentions, among other things, the festival performance for the university jubilee celebration*, written and signed in dark ink "Paul Heyse", attractively mounted for display with a vintage photograph, shows Paul Heyse in a chest-up portrait (altogether 11,75 x 8,25), with browning and scattered mild signs of wear - in fine condition.
"Sprechend ähnlich! doch es fehlt noch eines,
darum bitt` ich dich:
Daß Du mir, mein alter ego,
Nun auch rauchend ähnlich seist!
Paul Heyse
München
An dem Tage nach dem Festspiel zur Universitäts-Jubelfeier
1. August 1872."
Translated:
"Strikingly similar! Yet one thing is still missing -
That you, my *alter ego*,
should now also resemble me in your smoking!
Paul Heyse
Munich
The day after the festival play for the university’s jubilee celebration
August 1, 1872."
* The aforementioned university jubilee celebration in the summer of 1872 marked the 400th anniversary of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. For this major jubilee, Paul Heyse wrote a festival play in which Ernst Possart most likely took part.
Further Information on the person
Profession:
(1830-1914) German writer and translator - he was awarded the 1910 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Year of Birth: 1830
German writer, poet and translator, awarded the 1910 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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