Von der „unsichtbaren“ zur „sichtbaren“ Geschichte. Zur Prager Herkunft der Schriftstellerin Maria Anna Sager, geb. Roßkoschny (1719–1805)
Hidden Biography: The Prague Origins of Maria Anna Sager (1719–1805)
Author(s): Helga MeiseSubject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Social history, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: woman writer; Enlightenment; 18th century Prague; functionarys’ carreers;
Summary/Abstract: The contribution explores the Prague origines of the first Prague and Austrian female author of the Enlightenment, Maria Anna Sager, born Rosskoschny (1719–1805). The reconstruction of the carreer of her father Anton Ferdinand Roßkoschny (1679–1734) at the Böhmische Statthalterei – he ended as “Registrator” and “Expeditor” – proves his social ambitions. On the other hand ego ‑documents of him conserved in the National Archives at Prague reveal the sorrows and the “stress” of the well‑ ‑established fonctioner, not only his fear in front of the people, but also for his reputation, his family and his soul.
Journal: Cornova
- Issue Year: 01/2011
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 51-65
- Page Count: 16
- Language: German
