Erwin Wolff (literary scholar)
Erwin Wolff (born January 30, 1924 in Gemünd , Eifel ; † September 22, 2007 in Erlangen ) was a German literary scholar and university professor .
Life
Wolff studied English , German , Romance studies and philosophy in Bonn . There he was a student of Walter F. Schirmer , with whom he received his doctorate in 1950. In 1957 the habilitation followed . In 1958 he was first associate professor, then from 1962 full professor at the University of Göttingen . From 1963 to 1992 he was a full professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg . There he held the chair for English literature and English philology . From 1966 to 1972 he was a member of the Senate, in 1966 he became dean of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Even after his retirement , Wolff was active as a university lecturer until shortly before his death. He also held an interdisciplinary advanced seminar on art and literary history .
He turned down various offers, including at the universities in Cologne , Düsseldorf and Bonn . Among his students is the literary scholar Rüdiger Ahrens .
From 1972 to 1996 Wolff was also active in local politics for the CSU in the city council of Erlangen. Among other things, he worked as a personnel and cultural policy spokesman for the CSU parliamentary group. He was particularly committed to promoting town twinning , especially with Stoke-on-Trent .
Research priorities
Wolff's scientific interest was mainly in the work of William Shakespeare , in which he placed particular emphasis on the literary and literary historical analysis of women and the image of women in Shakespeare. Another research focus of Wolff was the English literature of the 18th century, in particular the works of Laurence Sterne and Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury . He was the initiator and scientific director of the DFG project “Complete Edition of the Works of Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury”.
Wolff also did intensive research and published on the English novel and the theory of romance . His study, The English Novel in the 18th Century , first published in the 1960s by Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht and available in multiple editions, is still regarded as a standard work in the analysis of narrative novel structures.
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Wolff in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Erwin Wolff on his 80th birthday , communication from the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg 2004
- ↑ On the death of Prof. Dr. Erwin Wolff. Communication from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolff, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German literary scholar and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gemünd , Eifel |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2007 |
| Place of death | gain |