Johann Anton Leisewitz belongs to the literary record as a writer whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Johann Anton Leisewitz as German lawyer, dramatic poet, and central figure of the Sturm und Drang era.
Johann Anton Leisewitz was born at Hanover in 1752. His recorded nationality is Electorate of Hanover. He was educated at University of Göttingen.
The eighteenth century built the literary marketplace - periodicals, subscription publishing, and readers who paid.
He worked as poet, writer and jurist.
The writing is recorded in German.
His name is attached above all to only play Julius of Taranto. Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
That the work was written from Electorate of Hanover matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Johann Anton Leisewitz died in 1806, aged 54. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
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