Klaus Hammer (Germanist)

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Klaus Hammer (born 5. July 1934 ) is a German Germanist and literary scholar . Until his retirement he taught as a professor for modern German literature at the Technical University of Dresden . Since then he has been visiting professor for German literature at the universities of Koszalin and Slupsk in Poland .

Live and act

In 1967, Klaus Hammer received his doctorate from the University of Halle on the subject: "The Drama Theory of Sturm und Drang". In 1984 the book "Worldview development and aesthetic conception of Friedrich Wolf from the beginnings to 1929" followed at the University of Jena .

In the GDR he was involved in viewing the holdings of the works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in the historical holdings of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar and worked on the 1966 edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 12 volumes at Aufbau-Verlag , Berlin / Weimar.

He was co-editor of dramaturgical writings of the 19th century, of bibliographical compilations and author in various lexicons on German literature. Another focus of his research was the collection and publication of fairy tales with a focus on poet's fairy tales.

After the fall of the Wall , Hammer became involved in German-Polish cooperation in his field. On his 65th birthday, his students dedicated a volume to him as a festive gift with contributions to German literature in the former Prussia and the Baltic States. In 2011, employees of the Polytechnic University of Koszalin dedicated another commemorative publication to him with the topic: The Ariadne Thread in Tradition: Studies on German and Non-German Literature and Culture: Festschrift for Prof. Dr. habil. Klaus Hammer.

Publications (selection)

As an author

  • The drama theory of Sturm und Drang . Dissertation Halle, 1967.
  • Prince Siedenwurm: Satires and Farces of Sturm und Drang . Rütten & Loening , Berlin 1968.
  • Philosophical development and aesthetic conception of Friedrich Wolf from the beginnings to 1929. University of Jena, 1984.
  • Cemeteries in Berlin: An art and cultural history guide (Berlin Kompakt), Jaron-Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-8977-3417-3 .
  • "Here I lock a secret" - on Sandra Rienäcker's work . From the opening speech for the retrospective "Sandra Rienäcker - Painting and Graphics", Municipal Museum, Gallery & Art Collection, Eisenhüttenstadt / OT Fürstenberg (Oder), June 6th to August 2nd, 2020. In: Das Blättchen - two-week publication for politics, art and business , Berlin, Volume 23, No. 13, June 22, 2020, pp. 31–33, www.das-blättchen.de.

As editor, employee

  • Labyrinths: Dreams and Dream Stories (anthology) , New Life Publishing House , Berlin 1991.
  • The orange tree and the bee. Fairy tale. By Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy , Rütten & Loening, Berlin 1984.
  • The Prince from Tears: Romanian Art Tales , Book Club 65 , Berlin 1981.
  • French fairy tales of the 18th century. Parkland-Verlag, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-880-59145-8 .
  • Dramaturgical writings of the 18th century. Henschelverlag , Berlin 1968.
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: Goethe's works in 12 volumes. Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin / Weimar 1966.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carsten Gansel; Markus Joch (Ed.): Between Memory and Strangeness: Developments in German and Polish Literature after 1989. V&R unipress, Göttingen 2015, pp. 455f ISBN 978-3-8471-0382-0
  2. ↑ Klaus Hammer: A collector's life for Faust. The unique Faust library in Weimar has 11,000 volumes. In: National newspaper. Berlin, August 11, 1957
  3. ↑ Klaus Hammer: Largest Faust collection in the world in Weimar. Figure of the German "magician" as the subject of scientific research. In: Thuringian Latest News Weimar. March 30, 1963
  4. ↑ a b Directory of Germanists of the German Association of Germanists
  5. ↑ Peter Zimmermann (Ed.) (2001): German literature in the former Prussia and in the Baltic States: Contributions to three student conferences at the Riga Pedagogical University between October 6 and 19, 1996. Ceremony in honor of Prof. Dr. habil. Klaus Hammer on the occasion of his 65th birthday on July 5, 1999
  6. ↑ Anna Mrożewska: The Ariadne thread in tradition: Studies on German and non- German literature and culture: Festschrift for Prof. Dr. habil. Klaus Hammer. Vol. 2 . Politechnika Koszalińska, Koszalin, 2011 vol. 2
personal data
SURNAME Hammer, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Germanist and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1934