Kurt Otten

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Kurt Otten (born March 2, 1926 in Trier ; † April 23, 2016 ) was a German Anglicist .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1944, he did military service. He spent almost four years in French and English captivity. He completed his studies in English, French and Latin in Tübingen with the state examination. After his legal clerkship , his doctorate (The time in content and shape of Shakespeare's early dramas ) on August 16, 1954, habilitation ( King Alfreds Boethius ) in 1962, he became a visiting professor in Hamburg in 1962 . In 1963 he took over a chair for English philology in Marburg . In 1975 he followed a call to Heidelberg .

Fonts (selection)

  • The English novel from naturalism to the art of consciousness . Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-503-02237-6 .
  • The English novel. Contemporary designs: novel of ideas and utopia . Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-503-02295-3 .
  • Burke , Carlyle and the French Revolution. On the prehistory of Dickens , A tale of two cities . Heidelberg 1992, ISBN 3-533-04504-8 .
  • The immoderate, the innocent and the headless. From educational reform to educational catastrophe. Articles 1973–1993 . Heidelberg 1993, ISBN 3-9802440-3-2 .

literature

  • as editors Maria Diedrich and Christoph Schöneich: Studies on English and American prose after the First World War. Festschrift for Kurt Otten on his 60th birthday . Darmstadt 1986, ISBN 3-534-02264-5 .
  • as editors Dieter Schulz and Thomas Kullmann : Educational ideals in English-language literatures. Heidelberg Symposium on the 70th birthday of Kurt Otten . Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-631-30460-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Otten, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Anglist
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH trier
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 2016