Paul Derks
Paul Derks (born March 8, 1944 in Gladbeck ) is a German specialist in German .
Life
Derks studied German philology in Münster , Freiburg im Breisgau and Bochum . His doctorate was in Münster in 1969; the habilitation 1981 in Essen . He taught as an adjunct professor and private lecturer at the University of Duisburg-Essen . His work The Shame of the Holy Pederasty , published in 1990, provided a decisive impetus for dealing with the subject of homosexuality in German literary studies.
Publications (selection)
- The sapphic ode in German poetry of the 17th century (= dissertation, Münster, February 14, 1969)
- Raabe studies: contributions to the application of psychoanalytic interpretation models . Bouvier, Bonn 1976, ISBN 3-416-01226-7
- The settlement names of the city of Essen . Historical Association for the City and Monastery of Essen, Essen 1985 (= Essen Contributions, Vol. 100)
- The shame of holy pederasty. Homosexuality and the public sphere in German literature 1750–1850 . Verlag Rosa Winkel, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-921495-58-X (= Homosexuality and Literature Vol. 3; also habilitation thesis, University of Essen, 1981)
- From Angermund to Zeppenheim. The place names of the Düsseldorf city district 5 . Wittlaer home and culture area, Düsseldorf 1994
- Gerswid and Altfrid. On the tradition of the foundation of the Essen monastery . Historical Association for the City and Monastery of Essen, Essen 1995, ISBN 3-9802198-9-5 (= Essener Contributions Vol. 107)
- In pago qui dicitur Moswidi. Contributions to the topography of the north heath . History and Museum Association, Buchholz / Nordheide 1999
- In the land of Keldaggouue. Contributions to the Lower Franconian settlement name research in the vicinity of the city of Meerbusch . Heimatkreis Lank, Meerbusch 1999, ISBN 3-930042-07-X
- From the Anger to the Schwarzbach. The names of the waters of the Düsseldorf city district 5 . Home and culture area Wittlaer, Düsseldorf 2002
- The settlement name Sinsen . Association for cultural creativity, Sinsener Art, Marl 2003
- The settlement names of the city of Lüdenscheidt . History and local history association Lüdenscheid, Lüdenscheidt 2004, ISBN 3-9804512-3-2
- The settlement names of the municipality of Weeze on the Lower Rhine . Municipality of Weeze, Weeze 2006
- The settlement names of the municipality of Uedem on the Lower Rhine . Municipality of Uedem, Uedem 2007
- The settlement names of the city of Gladbeck in Westphalia . Museum of the City of Gladbeck, Gladbeck 2009
- The settlement names of the city of Sprockhövel. Linguistic and historical research . Bochum 2010
- (with the assistance of Eberhard Goeke :) The settlement names of the Wickede (Ruhr) community . Linguistic and historical studies (= Association for History and Homeland Care Wickede [Ruhr]. Information for Heimatfreunde, 11) ". Wickede (Ruhr) 1988. 53 p.
- (with the assistance of Susanne Haeger) Widuberg - Weinberg - Weingarten in the Werden monastery. Facts and considerations . Essen n.d. [1991]. 18 p. 4 °
- The settlement names of the Dortmund district of Aplerbeck. Linguistic and historical studies (= history sheets of the Aplerbeck history association, special issue) . Dortmund 2000. 51 p. 4 °.
- The settlement names of the former municipality of Amecke, City of Sundern (Sauerland). Linguistic and historical research . Sundern (Sauerland) 2015. 90 p. 4 °
- Kettwig and Katernberg: an unrecognized pair of names from Essen. Linguistic and historical research. With a view of Laupendahl and the Landsberg and Hugenpoet castles . Essen 2017. 103 p. 4 °
- The settlement names of the city of Ratingen. Linguistic and historical research . Ratingen 2019. 48 pp.
- ham and hlâr-. Fence and guardianship in Westphalian place names. Edited by the Research Association for the History of the Nordmünsterland eV (Nordmünsterland Studies, 2) . Situation 2019. 148 p. 8 °
Editor:
- August Duke of Saxe-Gotha : A year in Arcadia . Verlag Rosa Winkel, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-921495-76-8
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Derks in the catalog of the German National Library
- Page at the University of Duisburg-Essen
- Directory of Germanists
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Derks, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Germanist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gladbeck |