Los iniciados edouard schure biography

French philosopher, poet, playwright, novelist, music critic, and publicist

Eduard (Édouard) Schuré (January 21, 1841 in Strasbourg – April 7, 1929 in Paris) was a Frenchphilosopher, poet, playwright, novelist, music critic, and publicist of esotericliterature.

Biography

Schuré was the son of a doctor in the Alsatian town of Strasbourg, who died when Édouard was fourteen years old. Schuré mastered French as well as German, and was influenced by German and French culture in his formative years.

Los iniciados edouard schure biography

He received his degree in law at the University of Strasbourg, but he never entered into practice. Schuré called the three most significant of his friendships those with Richard Wagner, Marguerita Albana Mignaty and Rudolf Steiner.^[1]

Schuré's interest and studies led to an extensive knowledge of German literature.

The discovery of Wagner's "music drama" Tristan and Isolde impressed him sufficiently to seek—and obtain—Wagner's personal acquaintanc