Peter Krumme
Peter Krumme (* 1942 in Wuppertal ; † 2009 in Berlin ) was a German author , dramaturge and literary translator .
Krumme studied general and comparative literature at the Universities of Göttingen , Heidelberg , Frankfurt am Main and at the Free University in Berlin. Until 1978 he was an assistant, then a lecturer at the Free University of Berlin.
In addition to his work at the university and as a translator, he worked as a dramaturge at the Berlin Schaubühne for Luc Bondy , Klaus Michael Grüber , Peter Stein and Robert Wilson, among others . His translations of Greek classics, which contemporary directors like to choose for performances on the German-speaking stage, are available for professional and school performances from the Frankfurt publishing house of the authors .
Fonts
- The Languages of Paradise: Religion, Philology and Race Theory in the 19th Century by Maurice Olender, Jean-Pierre Vernant and Peter D. Krumme . Frankfurt a. M .: Campus Verlag 1995. ISBN 978-3-59335191-9
- Moments. Tales by Edgar Allan Poe . Stuttgart: Metzler 1978 (= studies on general and comparative literature. 12.) ISBN 978-3-47600386-7
- The (sometimes) empty chair: workplaces for writers . Frankfurt / M .: Ullstein 1986. (Ullstein materials. 35239). ISBN 978-3-54835239-8
Translations (selection)
- from ancient Greek
- Euripides : Medea
- Euripides: The Trojans
- Sophocles : Antigone
- Sophocles: Electra
- Sophocles: King Oedipus
- from French
- Jean Genet : The balcony ( Le balcon )
- Jean Genet: You ( Elle )
Prizes and awards
- 1985: Prize of the Frankfurt Authors' Foundation
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Short biography, published by the authors, accessed on June 20, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krumme, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, dramaturge and literary translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2009 |
| Place of death | Berlin |