Rolf Michaelis (writer, 1933)
Rolf Michaelis (born August 8, 1933 in Schwäbisch Hall ; † April 3, 2013 in Hamburg ) was a German columnist , essayist , biographer and writer .
Michaelis studied German and English and French philology. With a dissertation on "The structure of Hölderlin Oden " he was at the University of Tübingen 1958 PhD . He then worked as an editor in the features section of the Stuttgarter Zeitung . From 1964 on, Michaelis headed the literary paper of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung until he moved to Berlin in 1968 as its cultural correspondent. In 1973 he became head of the literature section of the time . From 1985 to 1998 he worked as a feature editor for Die Zeit . He was a member of the PEN Center Germany . He was also a member of the Darmstadt “Book of the Month” jury.
In 1966 Michaelis was awarded the Theodor Wolff Prize , and in 1987 the Helmut Sontag Prize .
His brother is the physician Richard Michaelis (1931–2017).
Publications
- The structure of Hölderlin's odes. The conflict between two principles as the “calculable law” of the Oden Hölderlins . Dissertation, University of Tübingen 1958.
- Black Zeus. Gerhart Hauptmann's second way . Argon, Berlin 1962.
- Kleist . Dtv, Munich 1982 (reprint of the Velber 1965 edition), ISBN 3-423-06805-1 .
- Federico García Lorca . Dtv, Munich 1990 (reprint of the Velber 1969 edition), ISBN 3-423-06860-4 .
- From the stage world to the world stage. Siegfried Jacobsohn and “ The Schaubühne ” . Athenaeum, Königstein im Taunus 1980, ISBN 3-7610-9508-2 .
- Small address book for Jerichow and New York. A register for Uwe Johnson's novel “ Anniversaries ” . Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1983, ISBN 3-518-04530-X . - New digital edition 2012 , revised and re-edited by Anke-Marie Lohmeier. - The page numbers refer to the four-volume first edition of the novel (1970–1983) and its subsequent editions.
- Small address book for Jerichow and New York. A register for Uwe Johnson's novel “ Anniversaries ” . Revised and reissued by Anke-Marie Lohmeier. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2013, ISBN 3518464981 . - The page numbers refer to the one-volume editions of the novel from 2000 and 2008 as well as the new four-volume paperback edition from 2013.
- Friedrich Schiller : The hearing . Unchanged reprint of the years 1795–1797. Böhlau, Weimar 2000 (12 in 6 volumes and 1 supplement), ISBN 3-7400-1124-6 . - In the supplement volume: Schiller's “Titanic” (History of the Hores ) by Rolf Michaelis.
- Sleeping Beauty - Wolfenbüttel is put to sleep: the bitter fate of one of the most important libraries in Europe . In: Die Zeit , No. 3/2001, about the Herzog August Library
- Ben Witter : Wait a minute. 121 Trying to save the moment . Edited by Rolf Michaelis. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 3-4554-0028-0 .
- A day of love. A book of hours. Edited by Rolf Michaelis. Insel, Frankfurt am Main / Leipzig 2008, ISBN 3-4581-7389-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society . With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Michaelis, Rolf, p. 309 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rolf Michaelis in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short CV with photo
- ZEIT author register on Rolf Michaelis (index of all ZEIT articles)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Michaelis, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German columnist, essayist, biographer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Hall |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 2013 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |