Dietrich Jäger

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Dietrich Jäger (born March 22, 1928 in Kiel ; † August 27, 2010 ) was a German Anglicist.

Life

He studied English, German , comparative and medieval studies in Kiel , Copenhagen and Dublin . He was a lecturer and lecturer in Dublin. After graduating as Dr. phil. at the University of Kiel in 1960 ( the use of formulaic two-part expressions in the pre-, early and high court epic ) and habilitation there in 1966 ( narrative forms of Beowulf. Comparative studies on the generic characteristics of the old English heroic epic and the Germanic heroic song ) he was there from 1971 until 1993 professor of English literature.

Fonts (selection)

  • with Peter Freese and Horst Kruse: The American short story. An overview . Neumünster 1971.
  • with Horst H. Kruse and Peter Nicolaisen (eds.): Perspektiven der Interpretation. Essays on English and American literature and cultural studies. In memoriam Paul G. Buchloh (1922–1986) . Würzburg 1987, ISBN 3-88479-327-6 .
  • Narrated rooms. Studies on the phenomenology of the epic happening environment . Würzburg 1998, ISBN 3-8260-1456-1 .
  • Repeated reflections. Comparative studies of the reproduction of reality in German, English and American poetry . Würzburg 2005, ISBN 3-8260-3090-7 .
  • Fight as games. Dramaturgy as an expression of the will to power and the void of existence, the fullness of life and the level of form . Würzburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8260-3936-2 .

literature

  • Obituary by Peter Nicolaisen. In: Christiana Albertina, Vol. 73 (2001), pp. 86-87.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jäger, Dietrich. In: Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar Online. degruyter.com, accessed on May 27, 2020 (founded by Joseph Kürschner , constantly updated, restricted-access online edition).
personal data
SURNAME Hunter, Dietrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Anglist
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiel
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 2010