Albert von Trentini
Albert von Trentini (10 October 1878 – 18 October 1933) was an Austrian playwright and writer.
Biography
Albert von Trentini was born in Bolzano. After graduating from the Franciscan Lyceum of Bolzano, Trentini studied law and then became a civil servant. He worked as such in various places in Tyrol, Rovereto, Bruneck, Cles, Lienz and Bolzano. In 1913 Trentini moved to Vienna and took up a post in the Ministry of the Interior.
He became best known for his biographical novel Goethe (1923) and German Bride (1921) which, — like Colette Baudoche by Maurice Barrès and The One Who Carries Out (1937), by Franz Tumler — depicts the racial incompatibilities which keep two loving souls apart. In his stories and essays critical of civilization, Trentini, a convinced Catholic, pleaded for a return to faith and true feelings.
Major publications
- Der große Frühling (1908)
- Sieg der Jungfrauen (1910)
- Stunden des Lebens (1913)
- Deutsche Braut (1921)
- Goethe (1923; 2 volumes)
