Hans-Dieter Gelfert

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Hans-Dieter Gelfert (born January 2, 1937 in Großenborau , Silesia ) is a German author and professor emeritus at the Free University of Berlin .

Life

Gelfert studied English, German and philosophy in Marburg , Edinburgh , London and Berlin . In 1970 he did his doctorate on symbolism under Charles Dickens , then worked at the Institute for English Philology, FU Berlin, before receiving an English professorship at the Berlin University of Education in 1975.

In 1980 he became professor for English literature and regional studies at the Free University of Berlin.

Since his retirement in 2000 he has lived as a freelance author and writes on the topics of comedy and humor , literary interpretation , kitsch , aesthetics , and above all on the cultural differences between Germany and the English-speaking world.

Publications

  • What is a good poem? An introduction in 33 steps. Beck, Munich 2016
  • William Shakespeare in his day. Beck, Munich 2014.
  • Charles Dickens the Inimitable. Biography. Beck, Munich 2011.
  • Edgar Allan Poe: On the edge of the maelstrom. Beck, Munich 2008.
  • In the realm of poetry: fifty English poems - German / English. dtv, Munich 2008.
  • Madam I'm Adam: A Cultural History of English Humor. Beck, Munich 2007.
  • What is German? How the Germans became what they are. Beck, Munich 2005. Translated into Chinese 2012.
  • What is good literature? How to tell good books from bad ones. Beck, Munich 2004.
  • English with aha! The slightly different introduction to the English language. Beck, Munich 2003.
  • Typically American. How Americans became what they are. Beck, Munich 2002, 4th edition 2012. Translated into Korean 2003.
  • What is kitsch? Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2000.
  • Shakespeare. Beck, Munich 2000, 2nd edition 2014. Translated into Chinese 2007.
  • A hundred English poems. dtv, Munich 2000.
  • Small cultural history of Great Britain. Beck, Munich 1999. Translated into Hungarian 2005.
  • Introduction to the course: English / American studies. Cornelsen, Berlin 1999.
  • In the garden of art - an attempt at empirical aesthetics. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1998.
  • Introduction to verse. Reclam, Stuttgart 1998.
  • Max & Monty. German and English humor in comparison. Beck, Munich 1998. Translated into Japanese 2003.
  • Little history of English literature. Beck, Munich 1997, 2nd edition 2005.
  • The tragedy. Theory and history. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1995.
  • Typically English. How the British became what they are. Beck, Munich 1995, 6th edition 2011.
  • How do you interpret a novel? Reclam, Stuttgart 1993. Translated into Korean 2000.
  • How do you interpret a novella and a short story? Reclam, Stuttgart 1993. Translated into Korean 2005.
  • How do you interpret a drama? Reclam, Stuttgart 1992. Translated into Korean 1998.
  • How do you interpret a poem? Reclam, Stuttgart 1990.
  • The symbolism in Charles Dickens' novels. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1974.

literature

  • Dieter Borchmeyer : What is German? A nation's search for itself. Berlin 2017. pp. 231–234.

Awards

  • 2012. George F. Kennan Commentary Award 2011
  • 1996. German-British Forum Award

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personal data
SURNAME Gelfert, Hans-Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German English studies and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Grossenborau, Silesia