Rudolf Harms
Rudolf Harms (born March 21, 1901 in Hanover ; † August 25, 1984 in Schmitten , Taunus ) was a German writer , journalist , film critic and biographer .
Life
Rudolf Harms received his doctorate in 1922 at the University of Leipzig with his dissertation, which he wrote with Hans Driesch , investigating the aesthetics of feature films . The study was one of the first dissertations on aesthetic issues in the medium of film in Germany. It was published as a book in 1926 under the title Philosophy of Film, which was soon translated into Russian. Harms first worked as an advertising copywriter , then as a film critic and auctioneer in Berlin . Out of aversion to the Nazi regime, he fell silent. In the post-war period Harms wrote short stories and novel biographies.
He lived in Hunoldstal until his death .
plant
Rudolf Harms was primarily a novel-biographer of historical figures, whom he described with strong psychological empathy and precise knowledge of details. The writer was shaped by deep humanism .
Works
- Philosophy of film. Aesthetic and Metaphysical Foundations (1926)
- Cultural significance and cultural dangers of film (1927)
- A Ridiculous Being (1948)
- Early light and later star. The adventurous journeys of Marco Polo (1959)
- Cagliostro . The life novel of a genius swindler (1960)
- Paracelsus . The life novel of a great doctor (1961)
- Robespierre . A Biographical Novel (1962)
- Semmelweis . Savior of mothers. A Biographical Novel (1964)
- Robert Koch . Doctor and researcher. A Biographical Novel (1966)
literature
- Anna Stüssi : Harms, Rudolf . (In: Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Handbuch , founded by Wilhelm Kosch, 3rd edition, edited by Heinz Rupp and Carl Ludwig Lang, 7th volume: Haab - Hogrebe, Francke Verlag, Bern and Munich 1979, Sp . 354–355)
- Bertelsmann Lesering (ed.) : Authors in words and pictures . Reinhard Mohn OHG, 1976 Gütersloh
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Harms in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Bertelsmann Lesering (ed.) : Authors in words and pictures . Reinhard Mohn OHG, 1976 Gütersloh
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Harms, Rudolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1901 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1984 |
Place of death | Schmitten (Hochtaunus) |