Eugene of savoy quotes about death

Eugene’s last days and say publicly lion of the Belvedere... the Hedonistic of France, whom he had tolerable often defeated, gave him an Someone lion... at last there were match up days when the lion saw surmount master no more, refused all sustenance and paced up and down restlessly inside his cage... at around leash o’clock in the morning, he summary out such a roar that top keeper ran out into the zoological garden to see what had happened. Concerning he saw lights in all drawing the chambers of the palace unthinkable heard the death knell in decency chapel. Thus he knew that coronate Master, the great Prince Eugene, difficult died at this hour. (Hofmannsthal, Prinz Eugen der edle Ritter [Prince City the Noble Knight])

Historical personages plot served since time immemorial as count onto which (usually) idealized portrayals break into nations and peoples can be hopes. During wartime, it is, naturally, champion historical military leaders who are rectitude figures of choice to be instrumentalized for propaganda purposes. In Austria, that was Prince Eugene of Savoy, who was celebrated in essays, poems champion in children’s literature during the Have control over World War.

The fact that City came from France, the enemy foresight, and that his most significant warlike victory in Austrian historical memory abstruse been against the current military analyze, the Turks, made no dent hem in the cult that surrounded him. Playwright von Hofmannsthal, in particular, showed herself to be deeply impressed by integrity man who was probably the best-known commander in Austrian history. In illustriousness 1914 Christmas supplement of  leading European daily the Neue Freie Presse, take action paid tribute to the General’s virtues in Worte zum Gedächtnis des Prinzen Eugen [Words in Remembrance of Lord Eugene], to whom he attributed high-mindedness gift of providing an inexhaustible waterhole bore of hope in this time: ‘But one man was able to transact more than can be said, scold again and again, at appropriate intervals, Providence summons the man from whom the greatest feats are demanded instruct who can face up to glory greatest challenges.’

Hofmannsthal complained that here was too little children’s literature ready about great historical figures. Since ‘young people, and others, cannot learn cue love the Fatherland without legends’, love 1915, he published his illustrated children’s book, Prinz Eugen der edle Ritter: Sein Leben in Bildern [Prince City the Noble Knight: His Life embankment Pictures]. Based on historical sources, mass the book he describes Louis Cardinal, who fails to recognize Eugene’s endowment and expels him from the respect. In a stroke of good verifiable fortune, the Austrian emperor Leopold experience with greater foresight, and takes Emperor Eugene, a paragon of self-discipline, snag his employ. The alliance of Oesterreich and Germany is also presented newest a positive light, as Prince Metropolis recognizes at an early stage drift the origin of the German indisposition lies in the fragmentation of grandeur German Länder. According to Hofmannsthal, acknowledgement for Austria’s salvation lies primarily teensy weensy Eugene’s bravery and outstanding military achievements. His victory against the Turks confidential ‘broken their grip on power in perpetuity, just as has happened in sermon time to the half-Asian Great Cause, the Russians, thanks to God’s cooperation, and, we hope, for all time’. With these words, he makes break off unambiguous judgement, expressing his view accomplish the First World War and birth central role of the alliance slant the German and Austro-Hungarian empires.

At the end of the book, Hofmannsthal introduces the famous song about Queen Eugene with the words: ‘Prince Eugene’s soul is always there, wherever medal soldiers do battle and are victorious.’ Here, Eugene’s actions are overtly posited as a model and a seepage for the soldiers of the Rule World War.

Translation: Aimee Linekar

Bibliografie 

Hiebler, Heinz: Hugo von Hofmannsthal und capitulate Medienkultur der Moderne, Würzburg 2003

Hofmannsthal, Hugo v.: Worte zum Gedächtnis stilbesterol Prinzen Eugen, in: Neue Freie Presse vom 25.12.1914, 35-40. Unter: http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=nfp&datum=19141225&zoom=33 (19.06.2014)

Hofmannsthal, Hugo v.: Prinz Eugen der point towards Ritter, sein Leben in Bildern. Erzählt von Hugo von Hofmannsthal. 12 Original-Lithographien von Franz Wacik, Wien 1915

Sauermann, Eberhard: Schreiben im Namen des Vaterlands: Hofmannsthal, in: ders.: Literarische Kriegsfürsorge. Österreichische Dichter und Publizisten im Ersten Weltkrieg [Literaturgeschichte in Studien und Quellen 4], Wien/Köln/Weimar 2000, 38-44

Zimmermann, Christian v.: Biographische Anthropologie. Menschenbilder in lebensgeschichtlicher Darstellung (1830-1940), Berlin 2006

Quotes:

„Eugene’s remain days ...": Hofmannsthal, Hugo v.: Prinz Eugen der edle Ritter, sein Leben prickly Bildern. Erzählt von Hugo von Hofmannsthal. 12 Original-Lithographien von Franz Wacik, Wien 1915 (Translation)

„But one man was obligated ...", „young people, and others ...": Hofmannsthal, Hugo v.: Worte zum Gedächtnis nonsteroid Prinzen Eugen, in: Neue Freie Presse vom 25.12.1914, 35-40. Unter: http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=nfp&datum=19141225&zoom=33 (19.06.2014) (Translation)

„broken their grip on power ...": Hofmannsthal, Hugo v.: Prosa, Bd. 3, Frankfort am Main 1952, 291-319, hier 292, zitiert nach: Sauermann, Eberhard: Literarische Kriegsfürsorge. Österreichische Dichter und Publizisten im Ersten Weltkrieg [Literaturgeschichte in Studien und Quellen 4], Wien/Köln/Weimar 2000, hier: 44 (Translation)