Wilhelm Hortmann
Wilhelm Hortmann (* 1929 ) studied English and German in Cologne , as well as sociology at Fordham University in New York City .
Hortmann taught English literature at the universities of Frankfurt, Duisburg and Santa Barbara. After his retirement he worked as a theater historian, biographer and speechwriter. Hortmann was primarily concerned with the intersection of culture and politics, with a particular focus on the connection between theater and contemporary history. After several specialist publications, he presented his first novel, Das Wunder von Bochum . He is a member of the PEN Center Germany .
more publishments
- Shakespeare and the German Theater in the XX. Century. - Edit again German edition - Henschel, Berlin 2001. ISBN 3-89487-374-4
- The miracle of Bochum. - 2nd edition - Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2007. ISBN 978-3-8334-8459-9 ISBN 3-8334-8459-4
- From human to human; Life and work of the forwarding agent Georg Dietrich from Offenburg , Swiridoff-Verlag, 2004 ISBN 978-3-89929-042-4
- When the art dies. On the principle of the organic in art and social theory by Herbert Read (= Duisburg University Contributions 5), Walter Braun Verlag, Duisburg 1976.
literature
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Hortmann in the catalog of the German National Library
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SURNAME | Hortmann, Wilhelm |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Anglist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1929 |