Roman Woerner
Roman Woerner (born August 5, 1863 in Bamberg , † October 20, 1945 in Würzburg ) was a German literary scholar , translator and editor .
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In 1895 he completed his habilitation through the Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen in Munich . From 1901 to 1909 he was a professor at the newly established chair for literary studies at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg and from 1925 full professor at the University of Würzburg .
He translated several dramas by the Greek poet Sophocles into German: Aias , Die Trachinierinnen , Antigone , King Oedipus , Electra , Philoctetes , Oedipus on Colonus .
Works
- Transmission from Sophocles: Tragedies . Leipzig, Insel Verlag 1942, 419 pp.
- Transmission from Sophocles: Antigone . Wiesbaden, Insel Verlag 1947 ( Insel-Bücherei 27 / 1B)
- King Solomon. A drama. Printed as handwriting for friends . Leipzig, Drugulin 1912
- Henrik Ibsen . Munich, Verlag CH Beck 1900–1910
literature
- Literature by and about Roman Woerner in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woerner, Roman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German literary scholar, translator and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bamberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1945 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |