Xenja von Ertzdorff-Kupffer

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Xenja von Ertzdorff-Kupffer (born von Ertzdorff ´; * April 20, 1933 in Sindelfingen ; † September 25, 2013 in Gießen ). was a German medievalist who, as a professor of German philology , dealt with the German language and literature of the Middle Ages and the comparative literary history of the Middle Ages.

Life

Xenja von Ertzdorff-Kupffer studied German, Romance studies and history in Tübingen, Göttingen and Freiburg and received her doctorate in Freiburg in 1958 with studies on the concept of the heart and its use as a statement motif in courtly love poetry of the 12th century . In 1966 she completed her habilitation in Freiburg with a thesis on Rudolf von Ems and in 1970 she was appointed professor for “Germanic Philology” at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen (renamed in 1976 to “Medieval German Literature”, in 1977 to “German Language and Literature of the Middle Ages”) “), Which she filled in until her retirement in 1998. Until her serious illness in 2006, she was active in research and teaching and shaped Gießen Medieval Studies, for whose reorientation after 1968 she worked as an interdisciplinary and nationally networked humanities scholar.

Services

In 1970/71 she contributed to the expansion of German studies into an independent department, before 1984/85 as dean and then as vice dean. For a total of eleven years, she performed the function of bibliographer in the International Arthurian Society, which connects all medieval philologies. In 1983 she was a co-founder of the German Medieval Association . It invited to numerous symposia on interdisciplinary topics (including eating and drinking in the Middle Ages and Modern Times, 1987) in Gießen, which strengthened the interdisciplinary discussion and the visibility of the location.

Publications (selection)

The technical focus of Xenja von Ertzdorff-Kupffer was in the area of ​​comparative medieval literature, v. a. narrative and travel literature.

  • Studies on the origin and history of the Baltic families Kuppfer, von Ertzdorff-Kupffer and von Ertzdorff. Berndt R. v. Pantzer, Hamburg 2000.
  • Game of interpretation. Collected essays on the literature of the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Kümmerle, Göppingen 1996, ISBN 978-3-87452-839-9 .
  • The novels of the knight with the lion . Rodopi, Amsterdam and Atlanta 1994, ISBN 978-90-5183-568-7 ( online [accessed December 18, 2013]).
  • Novels and short stories of the 15th and 16th centuries in Germany . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1989, ISBN 978-3-534-07076-3 .
  • as editors: Irmgard Bitsch, Trude Ehlert , Xenja von Ertzdorff (eds.): Eating and drinking in the Middle Ages and modern times. Lectures at an interdisciplinary symposium from 10. – 13. June 1987 at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen. Sigmaringen 1987.

literature

  • Detailed obituary by the Institute for German Studies at Justus Liebig University Giessen, (PDF document; 87 KB, accessed on December 18, 2013)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary . In: Gießener Anzeiger , September 27, 2013, p. 67.
  2. ^ Obituary of the Justus Liebig University of Giessen. In: Gießener Anzeiger , October 5, 2013, p. 67.
personal data
SURNAME Ertzdorff-Kupffer, Xenja von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ertzdorff, Xenja von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German medievalist
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Sindelfingen
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 2013
Place of death to water