Gustave Cohen
Gustave David Cohen (born December 24, 1879 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , † June 10, 1958 in Paris ) was a French literary historian with a focus on medieval studies .
biography
After receiving a doctorate in law, Cohen switched to studying Romance literature.
From 1905 to 1909 he was a lecturer at the Leipzig Institute for Cultural and Universal History , headed by Karl Lamprecht . There he taught French theater history (for example: “Le théâtre français de Dumas à Rostand ”) and contemporary literature, but also held practical exercises in modern French. His successor at the institute was Gaston Monod .
In 1912 Cohen received a call to the University of Amsterdam , in October 1919 he went to the University of Strasbourg . In 1925 he was appointed maître de conférences at the Sorbonne , and in 1932 titular professor.
Cohen was of Jewish faith but converted to Catholicism at the age of 64 .
Works (selection)
-
Histoire de la mise en scène dans le théâtre religieux français du moyen age , 1906
- German translation: History of the staging in the spiritual drama of the Middle Ages (translated by Constantin Bauer), 1907
- Écrivains français en Hollande dans la première moitié du XVII e siècle , 1920
- A grand romancier d'amour et d'aventure du XII e siècle. Chrétien de Troyes et son œuvre , 1931
- Anthologie de la littérature française du moyen âge , 1946
- Le théâtre français en Belgique au moyen age , 1953
Web links
- Overview of Gustave Cohen's courses at the University of Leipzig (winter semester 1905 to winter semester 1908)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cohen, Gustave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cohen, Gustave David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French linguist and literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1958 |
| Place of death | Paris |