Paula von Preradović
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Paula Preradović (German: [ˈpaʊ̯la ˈpreːradɔvɪtʃ]; 12 October 1887 – 25 May 1951), known professionally as Paula von Preradović or by her married name as Paula Molden, was an Austrian writer and poet.
She was the granddaughter of the poet, writer and military general Petar Preradović. Paula Preradović was born in Vienna, but her family moved to Pula, Istria, in 1889. Later she lived in Copenhagen and again in Vienna. She was married to the journalist, diplomat and founder of the Austrian newspaper Die Presse, Ernst Molden, and had two sons, the publicist and federalist Otto Molden (1918–2002), and the journalist (1924–2014).
She composed the lyrics for the national anthem of Austria, "Land der Berge, Land am Strome", in 1947.
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Preradović died in Vienna in 1951 and is buried at the Zentralfriedhof.
Works[]
Poetry
- Dalmatinische Sonette, 1933
- Lob Gottes im Gebirge, 1936
- Ritter, Tod und Teufel, 1946
Prose
- Pave und Pero, 1940
- Königslegende, 1950
- Die Versuchung des Columba, 1951
- Wiener Chronik, 1945, her diary which was published only in 1995
Further reading[]
- Schoolfield, G. C. (1954). "Paula von Preradović – an Introduction". German Life and Letters. 7 (4): 285–292. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0483.1954.tb00671.x.
External links[]
Media related to Paula Preradović at Wikimedia Commons
- 1887 births
- 1951 deaths
- 20th-century Austrian poets
- Austrian women poets
- National anthem writers
- Austro-Hungarian writers
- People from Landstraße
- Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery
- 20th-century Austrian women writers
- Austrian people of Croatian descent
- Austrian writer stubs