Horst Ihde

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Horst Ihde (born February 3, 1935 in Parchim ; † March 1, 2014 ) was a German Americanist .

Life

Ihde graduated from high school in Parchim in 1954 and then began studying at the Philosophical Faculty of the Humboldt University in Berlin . After the state examination in 1959 he became an assistant to Karl-Heinz Wirzberger . In 1965 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD. In 1970 Ihde was appointed lecturer in US literature. He completed his habilitation in 1974 and was appointed full professor three years later . His main areas of research were the literature and the cult of the African American . In 1992 Horst Ihde was given early retirement.

Works

  • From the plantation to the black ghetto . Urania, Leipzig 1975.
  • Incident in Harlem , short stories. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1978.

editor

  • Edgar Allan Poe : The adventures of a certain Hans Pfaall. Eerie and fantastic stories . New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1977.
  • John Reed : Stations in my life. An anthology . Dietz, Berlin 1977.
  • Charles W. Chesnutt : The Magic Woman. North Carolina slave tales . Kiepenheuer, Leipzig 1989.

literature

  • Dirk Römmer : Obituary for Professor Dr. Horst Ihde . In: Communications from the Fritz Reuter Society 72. Neubrandenburg 2014, p. 8 f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dissertation: Revolutionary elements in Thomas Paine's writings .
  2. ↑ Promotion B : On the development of the culture and the liberation struggle of the Afro-American people .
personal data
SURNAME Ihde, Horst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Americanist
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Parchim
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 2014