Günther Schweikle
Günther Schweikle (born January 8, 1929 in Reutlingen ; † July 22, 2009 ) was a German scholar of German studies and literature. The focus of his research and teaching was the German-language literature of the Middle Ages , in particular the medieval love poetry ( minnesang ).
Life
After graduating from Kepler High School in Reutlingen, Günther Schweikle studied German, English, Romance studies, philosophy and history at the University of Tübingen from 1949 to 1955 , where he received his doctorate in 1955. From 1955 on he was a research assistant at the German Department of the University of Tübingen and completed his habilitation there in 1966. Two years later he became a professor at the Department of German Studies III at the University of Stuttgart . In 1994 Günther Schweikle retired.
Further information on the life and work of Günther Schweikle can be found in the finding aid for Günther Schweikle's estate in the Stuttgart University Archives.
Fonts (selection)
- Poet about poet in Middle High German literature . Niemeyer, Tübingen 1970
- Minstrel . Metzler, Stuttgart 1989 (2nd corr. Edition 1995), ISBN 978-3-476-10244-7
- Neidhart . Metzler, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 978-3-476-10253-9
- Middle High German Minne lyric. Texts and transmissions, introduction and commentary . Vol. 1: Early Minne Lyric. Metzler, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 978-3-476-00888-6
- Minstrels in a new perspective . Metzler, Stuttgart, Weimar 1994, ISBN 978-3-476-00981-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Günther Schweikle in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Finding aid for Günther Schweikles estate in the Stuttgart University Archives (with a short, tabular curriculum vitae), revised. v. Karl-Heinz Böttcher, Stuttgart 2013 Retrieved November 12, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schweikle, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist and literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reutlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 2009 |