Gerd Henniger
Gerd Henniger (born June 26, 1930 in Chemnitz , † October 14, 1990 in Berlin ) was a German art historian , writer and translator .
Life
Gerd Henniger spent his youth in Chemnitz. In 1949 he took a study of art history , German studies and history at the University of Jena on. After moving to West Berlin in 1950 , he continued his studies at the Free University of Berlin . 1955 doctorate he there with a work on Paul Klee for Doctor of Philosophy . In 1955/56 he stayed in Paris for further studies . From 1957 to 1960 Henniger was a lecturer in art history at the Berlin Master School for Graphics and Book Industry ; from 1958 to 1965 he worked as a lecturer at Henssel-Verlag . He made trips to France , Italy , Yugoslavia and Greece . From 1965 he was a freelance writer ; from 1968 onwards he lived in Spain for a long time . He was married to Brigitte Weidmann (1940–1994). Henniger died in 1990 and was buried in the Zehlendorf cemetery in Berlin . (Field 020-440) His estate is in the German Literature Archive in Marbach .
Gerd Henniger was the author of short stories , essays , reviews and poems . From 1959 to 1963 he published the influential series "Das neue Lot". He also translated from French and English .
Gerd Henniger was awarded the Christoph Martin Wieland Translator Prize in 1987 .
Works
- Paul Klee's theory of painting in its relationship to the structure of his complete oeuvre , Berlin 1955
- Return from Peace , Berlin 1969
- Irrläufer , Berlin 1972
- Alive , Berlin 1978
- Traces in the open , Munich [a. a.] 1984
- White Music , Berlin 1986
- Dreams , Warmbronn 1987
- Requiem for the Sea , Lahnstein 1990
- Glass keys , Warmbronn 1992
- The point of Archimedes , Warmbronn 1993
- Texts and letters, bibliography , Warmbronn 1994
- Mirror in the mirror , scenes from a childhood. With Roger David Servais : Six Etchings. Edition Mariannenpresse , Berlin 1995. ISBN 3-922510-80-9 .
- Empty cuboids , Warmbronn 1996
- Mund, Höhle der Nacht , Berlin 1999
- Experiment via Wittgenstein. Letter on mathematics and poetry , Berlin 1999
- Montaigne or The Risk to Live Through Language , Warmbronn 2000
- Language and Fate , Berlin 2001
- Prey in the Light , Berlin 2007
Editing
- Daniel Casper von Lohenstein : Poems , Berlin 1961
- Breviary of Black Humor , Munich 1966
- Guillaume Apollinaire : Poetic Works , Neuwied [u. a.] 1969
- Examples of Mannerist poetry , Munich 1970
Translations
- Paul Arnold : The Secret of Baudelaire , Berlin 1958
- Antonin Artaud : The nerve balance , Berlin 1961
- Antonin Artaud: The theater and its double. The Théâtre de Séraphin , Frankfurt a. M. 1969
- Maurice Blanchot : The Last Dialogue , Berlin 2007
- Maurice Blanchot: The essential loneliness , Berlin 1959
- Roger Caillois : Stones , Munich [u. a.] 1983
- Paul Éluard : Capital of Pain , Berlin 1959
- Sādiq Hidāyat : The blind owl , Berlin 1961
- Henri Michaux: The Great Trials and Other Disruptions, Frankfurt a. M. 1970
- Henri Michaux : Unfortunate miracle , Munich [u. a.] 1986
- Pablo Picasso : Four Little Girls , Frankfurt am Main 1970
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Francis Ponge : Selected Works , Frankfurt a. M. (translated together with Katharina Spann)
- 1. Lyren , 1965
- 2. Pieces, Methods , 1968
- Donatien Alphonse François de Sade : Works , Basel 1965
- Philippe Sollers : Drama , Frankfurt a. M. 1968
- Laurens van der Post : Advance into the Interior , Berlin 1960 (translated together with Margret Boveri )
- Michel Zéraffa : Ball of the Damned , Berlin 1960
Web links
- Gerd Henniger in the authors' lexicon of the Chemnitz City Library
- Gerd Henniger in the "Literature Archive Spokes - Heart Attack"
- Obituary for Gerd Henniger in the "Zeit"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henniger, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian, writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1990 |
| Place of death | Berlin |