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Gustav Schwab
pastor of Gomaringen (1837-1841) · dean (1842) · Oberkonsistorialrat (1845)
Gustav Schwab (1792-1850) was one of the central figures of the Swabian poets' circle, alongside Ludwig Uhland and Justinus Kerner. Born and died in Stuttgart, trained at the Tübingen Stift, he taught classical languages at the upper school (gymnase supérieur) in Stuttgart, directed the poetry section of Cotta's Morgenblatt, and co-edited the Deutscher Musenalmanach with Adelbert von Chamisso, supporting young authors such as Lenau and Freiligrath. His lasting reputation rests above all on his Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums, written largely between 1838 and 1840 while he was pastor at Gomaringen. From 1837 to 1841 he lived and carried out his duties at Gomaringen Castle, then a Protestant parsonage; there he received Uhland, Kerner and Lenau. Back in Stuttgart, he ended his career as dean and then as councillor of the Upper Consistory. The castle today houses a museum dedicated to him, installed in his former apartment.
Naissance19 juin 1792, Stuttgart
Décès4 novembre 1850, Stuttgart
Fonctionpastor of Gomaringen (1837-1841) · dean (1842)
ÉpoqueSwabian Romanticism (first half of the 19th century)
Histoire & patrimoine
A mediator of Swabian letters
More than through his own poetry, Schwab counted as a conduit: responsible for the poetry column of Cotta's Morgenblatt and jointly in charge of the Deutscher Musenalmanach, he opened its pages to a generation of young authors, including Lenau and Freiligrath, and maintained the network of friendships born at the Tübingen Stift with Uhland and Kerner.
Gomaringer SchlossRepères dans sa vie
1792
Born in Stuttgart on 19 juin.
1809-1814
Studies at the Tübingen Stift; friendship with Uhland, Kerner and Karl Mayer.
1817
Professor of classical languages at the upper school (gymnase supérieur) in Stuttgart.
1818
Marries Sophie Karoline Gmelin.
1827
Publishes Der Bodensee, a literary and landscape guide.
1828-1838
Directs the poetry section of the Morgenblatt für gebildete Stände (the ADB gives 1827-1837).
1837
Appointed pastor at Gomaringen; he settles in the castle, which serves as the parsonage.
1838-1840
Publication of Schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums, largely written at Gomaringen.
1840
Publishes a life of Schiller, also written at Gomaringen.
1841
Returns to Stuttgart.
1845
Councillor of the Upper Consistory (Oberkonsistorialrat).
1850
Dies in Stuttgart on 4 novembre; buried in the Hoppenlau cemetery.
1998
Opening of the castle museum dedicated to Gustav Schwab, in his former apartment.
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Gustav Schwab dans l’histoire
The pastor of Gomaringen Castle
Appointed in 1837 to Gomaringen, a village at the foot of the Swabian Jura, Schwab lodged in the castle, then the parish parsonage. These four years were among the most productive of his life: he wrote numerous poems there, his biography of Schiller, and most of his legends of antiquity. Uhland and Kerner came to visit him there, and Lenau, passing through, amused himself with his Swabian accent. He returned to Stuttgart in 1841.
The legends of antiquity
Published from 1838 to 1840, Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums offers a continuous version of Greek and Roman myths aimed at a broad readership. The work, reprinted again and again, shaped knowledge of mythology in the German-speaking world for generations.
The Gustav-Schwab Museum
Since 1998, two rooms on the upper floor of the castle, corresponding to the pastor's apartment, have presented images, documents and first editions connected with his stay, with an emphasis on his works devoted to the Swabian Jura. The circuit was designed in collaboration with the Arbeitsstelle für literarische Museen in Marbach.
Sources de la fiche
Cette synthèse croise plusieurs sources pour documenter les lieux, événements et relations historiques.
- Schwab, Gustav – Neue Deutsche Biographie 23 (2007) / ADB 33 (1891) — Deutsche Biographie
- Schloss- und Gustav-Schwab-Museum — museum.de
- The castle of Gomaringen — Gemeinde Gomaringen
- ADB: Schwab, Gustav — Wikisource