Luise von Ploennies

Louise of Ploennies (born Leisler; born November 7, 1803 in Hanau, † January 22, 1872 in Darmstadt) was a German writer.

Life

Born in Hanau, the daughter of the scientist Philipp Achilles Leisler, 1824, she married the physician August von Ploennies in Darmstadt, with whom she had seven children. After his death in 1847 she lived for several years in Belgium, where she was a member of the Royal Academy, then in Seeheim- Jugenheim on the mountain road, and finally in Darmstadt. In her literary salon frequented among others Louise von Gall.

Between 1844 and 1870 she published several editions of poems. These are their love and landscape poems; several were set to music by Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe. She also wrote two biblical dramas, Maria Magdalena (1870 ) and David (1873 ). As a translator from English Luise of Ploennies published two collections of poems: Britannia (1843 ) and English Poets ( 1867).

Her son William of Ploennies became a military writer, but also wrote a transfer of Gudrun and under the pseudonym Louis Siegrist a humorous novel.

Works (selection)

• A wreath children, 1844
• Abelard and Heloise, 1849
• Oskar and Gianetta, 1850
• New poems, 1851
• Maryken of Nijmegen, 1858
• Savitri, 1862
• The seven ravens, 1862
• Lilies of the Field, John Lehmann Leipzig, 1864
• Ruth. Biblical poetry, 1864
• Joseph and his brothers. Epic poetry, 1866
• Mary of Bethany. New Testament poem, 1867
• Saint Elizabeth. Epic Poem, 1870
• David, 1873
• Myths and legends, together with an appendix of mixed Poems, 1874 ( posthumously )
• Two trees

• Britannia. A selection of English seals ancient and modern times. Keller Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 1878 ( in 8 Sonnets by William Shakespeare).
• English poets of the 19th century. Publisher Fleischmann, Munich 1863.