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Naubert, Benedikte

Naubert, Benedikte (b. Hebenstreit; m. Holderieder, widowed; m. Naubert, 1756–1819).
A popular and prolific German novelist, Naubert was born in Leipzig and after marriage lived in Naumburg. She used fairy‐tale motifs extensively in her fictional works; she stands with Musäus and Wieland in the tradition of the German Enlightenment fairy tale. Her work characteristically combines the genres of historical novel (particularly medieval), Gothic novel, legend, and fairy tale. She is noted for her care with historical sources, using such works as Tacitus' Germania, Percy's Reliques, and archival material from the university library of Leipzig, provided by male friends with access. Following the success of Musäus's collection of German tales (1782–6), Naubert wrote the four‐volume Neue Volksmährchen der Deutschen (New German Tales,...

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