Alfred Behrmann
Alfred Behrmann (born February 21, 1928 in Berlin ) is a German literary scholar and university professor.
Life
Behrmann studied German and English in Berlin and Philadelphia (USA). In 1956 he received his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin .
He then taught Modern German Philology at the FU until 1993 , initially as an academic adviser, then as a university professor without an actual habilitation.
Behrmann initially specialized in writing a series of handbooks on subjects from German and literary studies. He has also published in the field of comparative literature and translated English literature from the 18th century ( Aphra Behn and Henry Fielding ).
In 2010 he published Umrisse at Königshausen & Neumann . Small drawings according to the moral nature .
Publications (selection)
- (with Joachim Wohlleben ): Georg Büchner : Danton's death . A drama analysis . 1980.
- Alfred Behrmann: Introduction to the analysis of prose texts . Metzler Collection 1967 (further editions 1968; 1971; 1975; 1982)
- Alfred Behrmann: Introduction to the newer German verse. From Luther to the present . Metzler Collection, Stuttgart 1990.
- Alfred Behrmann: Worlds of Words. Small writings on language and literature . 1st edition Berlin: Weidler 2002. In it: Bibliography Alfred Behrmann 1956 to 2002, pp. 381–389.
Honors
- Klaus Deterding (Ed.): Perceptions in the poetic universe. Festschrift for Alfred Behrmann on his 65th birthday . Contributions to Modern Literature History, Series 3/129. Carl Winter, Heidelberg 1993.
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Behrmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Alfred Behrmann in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar, Volume 2, p. 182.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Treatises of the Humboldt Society for Science, Art and Education e. V. Humboldt Society for Science, Art and Education, 1964, p. 98.
- ^ The work of Alfred Mombert in the mirror of his interpreters and critics , Maschinenschr. Berlin, FU, Philosophical Faculty, Diss. Jan. 9, 1956, III, 89 pp.
- ↑ The Tramontane or the Journey to the Promised Land. German writers in Italy 1755–1808. Heidelberg: Univ.-Verl. Winter, 1996. 214 S. Contributions to the recent history of literature, ISSN 0179-4027; ZDB ID: 5395215; Episode 3, 145
- ^ Swiss Monthly Issues: Journal for Politics, Economy, Culture, Vol. 49 (1969–1970), Issue 4: Writers and Politics
- ^ The emperor of the moon = The emperor of the moon (Aphra Behn); The tragedy of tragedies or the life and death of Tom Thumb the Great. The Tragedy of Tragedies or Life and Death Tom Thumb Thumb the Great (Henry Fielding); 2 English farces, translated, explained and each with an afterword, bilingual ed. by Alfred Behrmann. Athenäum-Verlag Frankfurt a. Main 1973.
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SURNAME | Behrmann, Alfred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfeiffer, Albrecht |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and professor emeritus |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |