Karl Pestalozzi (literary scholar)
Karl Pestalozzi (born March 14, 1929 in St. Gallen ) is a Swiss literary scholar .
Life
Pestalozzi studied theology and German at the universities of Zurich and Tübingen . He did his doctorate in 1958 under Emil Staiger . From 1959 to 1968 he was assistant to Wilhelm Emrich at the Free University of Berlin , where he completed his habilitation in 1968. From 1968 to 1999 he was full professor of modern German literary studies at the University of Basel , where he held the post of dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and History from 1975-76 and that of the rector from 1990-92 .
research
Pestalozzi did research in particular on Hugo von Hofmannsthal , Friedrich Nietzsche , Johann Kaspar Lavater and on fin de siècle literature .
Publications (selection)
- The emergence of the lyric self. Studies on the motif of the survey in poetry , Berlin, De Gruyter, 1970.
A directory of Pestalozzi's writings can be found in the volume: Physiognomie und Pathognomie. For the literary representation of individuality. Festschrift for Karl Pestalozzi on his 65th birthday , ed. by Wolfram Groddeck and Ulrich Stadler, Berlin, De Gruyter, 1994.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Pestalozzi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ulrich Stadler: Pestalozzi, Karl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Vorlass Karl Pestalozzi in the University Library of Basel
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pestalozzi, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss literary scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |