Ambrosius Stub

Ambrosius Stub ( MAY 1705 Gummerup, community Glamsbjerg on Funen, † July 15, 1758 in Ribe ) was a Danish poet.

Life

The exact date of birth is unknown, was baptized Ambrosius Stub on May 17, 1705 Verninge. As the son of a tailor Ambrosius Stub could only thanks to aristocratic patrons, where his father worked, visit a Latin school in Odense. In 1725 he enrolled at the University of Copenhagen and studied theology for almost ten years, but without an exam to acquire. While stubs study time guest performances by the German and Italian opera aroused his interest in music. Occupations as Gesellschaftspoet and secretary in noble houses financed him a livelihood.

1734 gave Ambrosius Stub on the study and returned to his homeland. There he met the priest 's daughter Mette Cathrine Schousboe and married her in 1735. Mette's inherited estate lost due to faulty economy rapidly in value, the living conditions of the couple were getting poorer. Two of the four common children arrived very early in their lives. 1747 died stubs wife at the age of 31 years.

Five years later moved Ambrosius Stub to Ribe, where he maintained a close contact with the Bishop Hans Adolph Brorson. Seriously ill with gout and suffering from alcohol problems, he spent his last years as a teacher.

Works

His first poems written stub as a 23- year-old student, but during his lifetime, only six texts were printed by him ( 1752). A first edition was published posthumously in 1771 work, more collections had to be assembled from songbooks, the attribution of individual poems, arias etc. remained controversial.

Stubs literary work reveals a great diversity: Philosophical and religious poetry can be found as well as the opportunity verses, drinking songs and love poetry.

As a commitment to virtue be you deylig Rose Knop ( You beautiful rose bud ) to understand: The Wilting Rose is compared with the ephemeral beauty. Resistance was only virtue. In the winter kiedsom gik sin Gang ( The cloudy winter then went ) is presented in the style of Rococo the arrival of spring. A bleak tuned poet followed the changes of nature. But even for him friendlier times will come, give to understand how a divine providence. The crucial patience and steadfastness.

Stubs work in Ribe is influenced by pietism. Here he addresses the fear of death and hell, and the moral decay of the world. Inspirational for him next to the Baroque poetry was mainly the German author and musician Johann Sigismund Scholze, aka Sperontes.

Writings

• Aryans og andre poetiske Stykker. Udg. af T.S. Heiberg, København 1771 [ 2 Ed 1780 ]
• Defendant. Udg. med indledning above noter af Erik Kroman [ 2 volumes ], København 1972.