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Peter Altenberg (9 March 1859 – 8 January 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He played a key role in the genesis of early modernism in the city.
May 15, 2024 · One of its habitués in the late 19th and early 20th century was writer and poet Peter Altenberg, now immortalised as a statue there. He practically lived at the café, which was even given as...
Oct 20, 2012 · Peter Altenberg (1859-1919): Pen-name of Richard Engländer. Altenberg was seen as a sort of poet laureate for Vienna, and his sketches of the city (he produced only literary miniatures) are still regarded by many as sui generis masterpieces.
Peter Altenberg was born Richard Engländer in Vienna on March 9, 1859. The son of Jewish middle class parents, he never managed to obtain a university degree, let alone hold a permanent job.
The son of a merchant, Altenberg studied law and medicine in Vienna and worked briefly in the book trade. Eventually, he chose the life of a bohemian and became a familiar, picturesque figure in Viennese coffee houses and in the turn-of-the-century circles of "Young Vienna."
Dec 15, 2023 · Contrary to Karl Kraus' predictions, Vienna's literati did not remain homeless for long after the closure of the "Griensteidl". He himself, Peter Altenberg, Egon Friedell and Alfred Polgar soon chose the "Café Central" in Palais Ferstel, just a few metres away, as their "legitimate successor".
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May 21, 2019 · Peter Wortsman’s new translation of a selection of Altenberg’s writings, Telegrams of the Soul, deftly reproduces the sonority, zest, and lyricism of the original prose. A Baudelaire-inspired dandy, Altenberg sported an enormous mustache, baggy clothing, walking sticks, and open sandals.
