Hubert Seelow

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Hubert Seelow (born September 3, 1948 in Schorndorf ) is a German Scandinavian and translator .

Life

Hubert Seelow studied Nordic Philology , German and English from 1969 to 1974 at the universities in Munich and Reykjavík . It was in 1977 at the University of Munich for Doctor of Philosophy PhD . From 1974 to 1984 he worked as a research assistant at the Nordic Institute of the University of Munich, where he completed his habilitation in 1984 and then taught as a private lecturer . From 1989 to 2016 he was Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg . His areas of expertise are Old Norse and Icelandic literature from the 16th to 18th centuries and the present.

In addition to his teaching and research activities, Hubert Seelow also works as an editor and translator of fiction from Icelandic into German ; He stood out above all with his new translations of numerous works by Halldór Laxness .

Works

  • Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka , Reykjavík 1981
  • The Icelandic Translations of the German Folk Books , Reykjavík 1989

Editing

  • Halldór Laxness : Reading book , Göttingen 1992
  • Halldór Laxness: Am Gletscher , Göttingen 1994
  • Halldór Laxness: The litany of God's gifts , Göttingen 1999
  • Flügelrauschen , Göttingen 2000 (published together with Kolbrún Haraldsdóttir)
  • Salon culture and wanderlust , Erlangen 2000
  • Great Nordic storytellers of the 20th century , Erlangen 2004 (published together with Kolbrún Haraldsdóttir)
  • Gaben des Himmels , Göttingen 2011 (published together with Kolbrún Haraldsdóttir)
  • Materials for Halldór Laxness , Göttingen 2011

Translations

  • Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir : Ninas Geschichte , Göttingen 1998 (translated together with Ingolf Kaspar)
  • Guðbergur Bergsson : The Swan , Göttingen 1998
  • Halldór Laxness : Atomic Station , Göttingen 1989
  • Halldór Laxness: Erzählungen , Göttingen 2002
  • Halldór Laxness: The Fish Concert , Göttingen 1997
  • Halldór Laxness: The story of expensive bread , Göttingen 2002
  • Halldór Laxness: The great weaver of Kashmir , Göttingen 1988
  • Halldór Laxness: Das gute Fräulein , Göttingen 1996
  • Halldór Laxness: The Icelandic Bell , Göttingen 1993
  • Halldór Laxness: My holy stone , Göttingen 1995
  • Halldór Laxness: Salka Valka , Göttingen 2007
  • Halldór Laxness: Seven Magicians , Göttingen 1990
  • Halldór Laxness: A reflection in the water , Göttingen 2011
  • Halldór Laxness: Das Volksbuch , Göttingen 2011
  • Halldór Laxness: Weltlicht , Göttingen 2000
  • The saga of Grettir , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1974
  • Hans Siwik : Island , Heidelberg 1987
  • Legends and fairy tales from Iceland , Rv. 1980

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personal data
SURNAME Seelow, Hubert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Scandinavian and translator
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Schorndorf