Franz Peter Waiblinger
Franz Peter Waiblinger (born February 20, 1944 in Ingolstadt ; † October 27, 2007 ) was a German classical philologist and didactic specialist .
Life
Waiblinger studied Classical Philology and German Philology and received his doctorate in Munich in 1974. 1972 to 1980 he was a teacher, then until 1982 at the State Institute for School Education and Educational Research , 1982–1993 seminar leader for Latin at the Wittelsbacher Gymnasium Munich , finally from the winter semester 1993/1994 to September 30, 2005 at the Institute for Classical Philology of the University of Munich for Didactics of the ancient languages. He mainly worked as a didactic specialist, translator and editor of ancient texts. He also published travel guides and audio books about Rome, Venice and Florence and wrote articles for the Süddeutsche Zeitung .
Publications (selection)
Books
- Seneca : De brevitate vitae / The brevity of life . Edited with introduction, translation and notes. Munich 1976 (dtv 9111). 9th edition 1998. - Partly reprinted in: Frankfurter Rundschau of December 31, 1988.
- Senecas Naturales Quaestiones. Greek science and Roman form . Munich (Beck) 1977 (Zetemata 70).
- Historia Apollonii regis Tyri / The story of King Apollonius . Translated and introduced. Munich 1978 (dtv 9141). New edition Munich 1994 (dtv 9324).
- Cicero : Epistulae / Life and Politics in Letters . Selection and editing. Munich 1980 (dtv 9162).
- Ovid : metamorphoses / metamorphoses . Selection and connecting texts. Munich 1982 (dtv 9180). 9th edition 1999.
- Small encyclopedia about the Roman world . Together with Rainer Nickel . Bamberg (Buchner) 1985. 3rd edition 1997.
- Travel text book Rome. A literary companion on the way through the city . Munich 1986 (dtv 3900). 3rd edition 1988.
- Travel text book Venice. A literary companion on the paths and canals through the city . Munich 1988 (dtv 3906). 2nd edition 1989.
- Prima lectio / First Latin reading pieces . Selection and translation. Munich 1989 (dtv 9262). 6th edition 2000.
- Gesta Romanorum / Roman stories from the Middle Ages . Selected, translated and published. Munich 1992 (dtv 9297).
- Albert von Schirnding - Bibliography 1951-1995 . Ebenhausen (on commission from Langewiesche-Brandt) 1995.
- Hyginus : Fabulae / Ancient legends . Selected and translated. Munich (dtv 9350) 1996.
- Rome. A literary guide . Extended new edition. Darmstadt (Scientific Book Society) 2000.
- Roma Caput Mundi / Rome capital of the world. Latin texts in and about the city . Edited and translated. Munich 2000 (dtv bilingual).
Articles, articles in newspapers, magazines and books
- Goethe and Seneca. To the reception of the "Naturales Quaestiones" . In: Andreas Patzer (Ed.): Apophoreta for Uvo Hölscher on his 60th birthday . Bonn 1975. pp. 188-205.
- Quoted criticism. On the Goethe quotes in Ulrich Plenzdorf's " The New Sorrows of Young W. " Poetica 8, 1976, 1, pp. 71–88.
- Latin - first foreign language. A plea - put up for discussion . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) from 5./6. January 1980.
- Ancient languages and German lessons . In: J. Gruber / F. Maier (Ed.), Didactic study in teacher training. Old Languages 2. Munich 1982. pp. 110–118.
- The interpretation task in the Abitur examination Latin . Suggestion 28, 1982, pp. 46-49.
- The irresistible reason. In the education discussion: back or forward to Humboldt . In: SZ from 24./25. April 1982. Printed in the newsletter of the German Association of Classical Philologists, Volume 25, No. 4, December 1982.
- The water of Rome . In: SZ of August 28, 1982.
- The learning situation in the classroom / "learning to learn" in Latin . In: Handouts for teaching in grade 5 of the grammar school. Edited by the State Institute for School Education. Munich 1983.
- together with E. Rieger: Recommendations for meaningful homework in the ancient languages . In: Handouts for homework in lower and intermediate levels of high school. Donauwörth 1983.
- Speech and law. Project list with explanations and materials for training section 12/2 of the LK Latin . In: Handouts for Latin lessons in the course phase of the upper level, advanced course. Edited by the State Institute for School Education and Educational Research. Donauwörth 1984. pp. 144-202.
- The relationship between the soul and music. First music lessons - or variations on a theme by Aristotle . In: SZ from 8./9. December 1984.
- Casanova and the love of Latin . In: Suggestion 3, 1986, pp. 173-175.
- Literature in school. Attempts at Interpretation II. The Trimalchio's Supper . In: SZ from 26./27. July 1986.
- "Never again completely unhappy ..." - Notes on a school trip to Rome . In: SZ from 3./4. December 1988.
- An introduction to reading Latin verses . In: Suggestion 37, 1991, pp. 379-386.
- Latin for Europe. Of the topicality of a great tradition . In: SZ from 25./26. April 1992. Reprinted in:
- 1992 contact letter from the State Institute for School Pedagogy and Educational Research. Dept. Gymnasium, Latin Department;
- Annual report 1991/92 of the Kaiser-Heinrich-Gymnasium Bamberg, pp. 81–84;
- Academy report "Symposium Latin 2000", Academy for Teacher Training, Dillingen 1993;
- Tradition with a future: the ancient languages. Elisabeth J. Saal Foundation, Munich 1992; (5) Euro boarding school advice. Textbook 1993.
- Asylum all over the world. From foreigners, strangers and refugees in ancient Rome . In: SZ from 13./14. February 1993.
- New ways of working on vocabulary . In: Suggestion 39, 1993, pp. 239-242.
- The hour more. A plea in anger . In: SZ from 11./12. December 1993. In: Gymnasium in Niedersachsen, 42nd year, March 1994, p. 6.
- Old languages and new media . In: Forum Classicum 2/97, pp. 71-82.
- Thoughts on the concept of Latin language teaching . In: Forum Classicum 1/98, pp. 9-19.
- What tasks does ancient language didactics have? In: A. Gleißner (Ed.): Education for tomorrow. Future-oriented subject didactics. Documentation of the didactic Dies academicus on December 3, 1996. Munich 1998. pp. 67–70.
Translations
From English:
- Lewis White Beck: Critical remarks on the alleged a prioriity of taste judgments . In: be aware. Gerhard Funke owns . Bonn (Bouvier) 1975. pp. 369-372.
From the Latin:
- J. Balde: Ode for the dedication of the Marian column in Munich in 1638 . In: A. v. Schirnding (Ed.), Travel Textbook Munich. Munich 1988 (dtv). Pp. 25-27.
- Comenius : De humanitate (from: Orbis sensualium pictus) . In: The little brother.
- K. Wachinger: Literary Calendar 1989 . Ebenhausen 1988.
- Seneca: Ep. 1. On the value of time . In: SZ from 5./6. August 1989.
- Seneca: Ep. 28. Travel in vain . In: SZ from 8./9. June 1991.
- Various texts in: Travel Textbook Rome ( see above ), Travel Textbook Venice ( see above ), Rome. A literary guide (see above)
From Italian:
- Various texts in: Travel Textbook Rome ( see above ), Travel Textbook Venice ( see above ), Rome. A literary guide (see above)
Reviews
- Cicero: First speech against Catiline . Edited by G. Jäger. In: DASiU 28, 1/1981.
- Freya Stephan-Kühn : Have fun with the Romans . In: SZ of October 6, 1982.
- HM Hine: An edition with commentary of Seneca, Naturel Questions, Book two . In: Gnomon 1984, pp. 459-461.
- Alfred Stückelberger : Vestigia Democritea . In: Bulletin of the German Classical Philology Association 1, 1985.
- J. Novak: Cantica latina . In: SZ from 9./10. November 1985.
- Ventura / Ceserani: Crete. Abode of the gods . SZ from 5./6. July 1986.
- Klaus Westphalen : Professor Unrat . In: Mitteilungsblatt des Deutschen Altphilologenverbandes 4, 1986. S. 104.
- Heinrich Pleticha (ed.): Dtv junior literature lexicon . In: SZ from 21./22. February 1987.
- Marcus Junkelmann : The Legions of Augustus . In: SZ from 4./5. April 1987.
- Hans Dieter Stöver : Three days in Rome . In: SZ from 20./21. August 1988.
- W. Müller: Architects in the ancient world . In: SZ of August 25, 1989.
- Peter Burke : Kitchen Latin . In: SZ of October 10, 1989.
- Reinhart Herzog , Peter Lebrecht Schmidt (ed.): Restoration and renewal. Handbook of Ancient Latin Literature . Volume 5. In: SZ of March 9, 1990. Slightly changed in: DASIU 2, 1990, p. 26f.
- C. Estin / H. Laporte: The world of legends, gods and heroes of antiquity . In: SZ of April 4, 1990.
- W. Ekschmitt: World models. Greek views of the world from Thales to Ptolemy . In: SZ of May 18, 1990.
- Caesar : Bellum Gallicum . Latin and German ed. by O. Schönberger. In: SZ from 1./2. September 1990.
- Karl-Wilhelm Weeber : Smog over Attica . In: SZ of December 5, 1990.
- E. Simon: The gods of the Romans . In: SZ from 19./20. January 1991.
- A. Borst: Computus . In: SZ from March 1, 1991.
- G. Fink: Shame and abuse . In: SZ of March 21, 1991.
- K. Bayer: The offer of antiquity . In: DASIU 2, 1991.
- Dimiter Inkiow : The Deeds of Heracles . In: SZ from 13./14. July 1991.
- A. Giardina (Ed.): The man of Roman antiquity . In: SZ of September 20, 1991.
- C. Neumeister: Ancient Rome . In: SZ of November 12, 1991.
- A. von Schirnding: Mask and Myth . In: SZ from 23./24. November 1991.
- Karl-Wilhelm Weeber: The unholy games . In: SZ of December 13, 1991.
- M. Bettini: Family and Relatives in Ancient Rome . In: SZ of August 14, 1992.
- JA Comenius: Great didactics . In: SZ of September 3, 1992.
- F. Bünzli: The adventures of Odysseus . In: SZ of December 3, 1992.
- F. Maier: Keywords of European culture . In: DASIU 4/92, p. 21.
- G. Simon: The look, the being and the appearance in ancient optics . In: SZ of January 29, 1993. Printed in: Der Merkurstab 3/1993.
- H. Blanck: The book in antiquity . In: SZ from 3./4. March 1993.
- M. Fuhrmann: Rome in late antiquity. Portrait of an Era . In: SZ from April 15, 1994.
- Karl-Wilhelm Weeber: Everyday Life in Ancient Rome. A lexicon . In: SZ from 16./17. September 1995.
- G. Trease: Message to Hadrian . In: SZ from 30./31. December 1995
- Karl-Wilhelm . Edited by MC Howatson. In: SZ from 28./29. September 1996
- University of California, Irvine (Ed.): Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (CD ROM). In: SZ from 25./26. January 1997
- Packard Humanities Institute (Ed.): Latin Texts. Bible versions (CD ROM). In: SZ from 25./26. January 1997
- Ulrich Sinn : Olympia. Cult, sport and festival in antiquity . In: SZ from 18./19. October 1997
- Kai Brodersen : The Seven Wonders of the World. Legendary art and buildings of antiquity . In: SZ from 18./19. October 1997
- Carl-Friedrich Geyer: Myth. Forms, examples, interpretations . In: SZ from 18./19. October 1997
- Old World on CD ROM. Ancient cultures. Forum Classicum 1/97, 42–43. In a slightly different version: cultures of antiquity (review of a CD-ROM for "beginners"). In: Academy for Teacher Training Dillingen (Ed.): Multimedia and Internet. Computer-aided foreign language learning (Academy Report 304). Dillingen 1997. pp. 2242-243.
- Marion Giebel: Seneca. Rowohlt's monographs . In: SZ from 16./17. May 1998.
- Martial : epigrams . Translated from Latin and edited by Walter Hofmann. In: SZ from 14./15./16. August 1998.
- Marion Giebel: Travel in Antiquity . In: SZ of July 9, 1999.
- Manfred Fuhrmann : History of Roman Literature . In: SZ from 20./21. November 1999.
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Peter Waiblinger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Waiblinger on the LMU Munich website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Waiblinger, Franz Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical philologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ingolstadt |
DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 2007 |