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Hans Galinsky
Hans Galinsky (12 May 1909–25 July 1991) was a German American studies scholar. Life and career Galinsky was a professor of comparative literature and American studies at the University of Mainz from 1952 to 1977. He co-founded the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien. His monograph ''Naturae Cursus. Der Weg einer antiken kosmologischen Metapher von der Alten in die Neue Welt'' (1968) is about the expression ''naturae cursus'' or "of course" interpreted as a metaphor. ''Wegbereiter moderner amerikanischer Lyrik'' (1968) is about the interpretation and reception history of the poetry of Emily Dickinson and William Carlos Williams. Since 1992, the Hans Galinsky Memorial Prize is awarded by the Center for Early American Studies of the University of Mainz. References Further reading * "Galinsky, Hans", in: Frank-Rutger Hausmann: ''Anglistik und Amerikanistik im „Dritten Reich“''. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 2003, pp. 458–459. * Winfried Herget Winfried is a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Studies
American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field of scholarship that examines American literature, history, society, and culture. It traditionally incorporates literary criticism, historiography and critical theory. Scholarship in American studies focuses on the United States. In the past decades, however, it has also broadened to include Atlantic history and interactions with countries across the globe. Subjects studied within the field are varied, but often examine the literary themes, histories of American communities, ideologies, or cultural productions. Examples might include topics in American social movements, literature, media, tourism, folklore, and intellectual history. Fields studying specific American ethnic or racial groups are considered to be both independent of and included within the broader American studies discipline. This includes European American studies, African American studies, Latino studies, Asian American studies, Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comparative Literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study of international relations but works with languages and artistic traditions, so as to understand cultures 'from the inside'". While most frequently practised with works of different languages, comparative literature may also be performed on works of the same language if the works originate from different nations or cultures in which that language is spoken. The characteristically intercultural and transnational field of comparative literature concerns itself with the relation between literature, broadly defined, and other spheres of human activity, including history, politics, philosophy, art, and science. Unlike other forms of literary study, comparative literature places its emphasis on the interdisciplinary analysis of social and cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Mainz
The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (german: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. With approximately 32,000 students (2018) in about 100 schools and clinics, it is among the largest universities in Germany. Starting on 1 January 2005 the university was reorganized into 11 faculties of study. The university is a member of the German U15, a coalition of fifteen major research-intensive and leading medical universities in Germany. The Johannes Gutenberg University is considered one of the most prestigious universities in Germany. The university is part of the IT-Cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar. The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Goethe University Frankfurt and the Technische Universität Darmstadt together form the Rhine-Main-Universities (RMU). History The first University of Mainz goes back to the Archbishop of Mainz, Prince-elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide (or obscure) clarity or identify hidden similarities between two different ideas. Metaphors are often compared with other types of figurative language, such as antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy, and simile. One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature comes from the " All the world's a stage" monologue from '' As You Like It'': All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances And one man in his time plays many parts, His Acts being seven ages. At first, the infant... :—William Shakespeare, '' As You Like It'', 2/7 This quotation expresses a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage, and most humans are not literally actors and actresses playing roles. By asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses points of comparison between the world a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Classical Review
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's home in Amherst. Evidence suggests that Dickinson lived much of her life in isolation. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a penchant for white clothing and was known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence. While Dickinson was a prolific writer, her only publications during her lifetime were 10 of her nearly 1,800 poems, and one letter. The poems published t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963) was an American poet, writer, and physician closely associated with modernism and imagism. In addition to his writing, Williams had a long career as a physician practicing both pediatrics and general medicine. He was affiliated with Passaic General Hospital, where he served as the hospital's chief of pediatrics from 1924 until his death. The hospital, which is now known as St. Mary's General Hospital, paid tribute to Williams with a memorial plaque that states "We walk the wards that Williams walked". Life and career Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1883. His father, William George Williams, was born in England but raised from the age of 5 in the Dominican Republic; his mother, Raquel Hélène Hoheb, from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, was of French extraction. Scholars note that the Caribbean culture of the family home had an important influence on Williams. Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera observes, "English was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neophilologus
''Neophilologus: An International Journal of Modern and Mediaeval Language and Literature'', is an ongoing peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of modern and mediaeval languages and literature, including general linguistics, literary theory and comparative literature Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, national, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study .... The journal started in 1915 and is now published by Springer Science+Business Media BV. The journal publishes articles in five languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. References External links Homepage at Springer Springer Science+Business Media academic journals Publications established in 1915 Multilingual journals Linguistics journals Quarterly journals {{ling-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank-Rutger Hausmann
Frank-Rutger Hausmann (born 5 February 1943) is a German Romanist and historian. Life and career Hausmann was born in Hanover in 1943, the son of the military doctor Hans Hausmann. After graduating from the neo-linguistic Städtisches Gymnasium Gummersbach in 1962, he studied law, Romance languages and literature, history and Medieval Latin Philology in Göttingen and Freiburg, where he received his doctorate in 1968 under Vito Rocco Giustiniani with a thesis on the Italian humanist and bishop Giovanni Antonio Campano. In 1974, he also completed his habilitation in Freiburg. In 1976 he was appointed to a position as Scientific Council. In 1981 he accepted a call to the RWTH Aachen. In 1992, Hausmann was appointed Professor of at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. In the 1999/2000 academic year, Hausmann was a research fellow at the in Munich. He retired in 2006. Hausmann's research focuses on French and Italian literature, the history of the humanities and the history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winfried Herget
Winfried is a masculine German given name. Notable people with the name include: *Winfried Berkemeier (born 1953), former German footballer *Winfried Bischoff (born 1941), German-British businessperson *Winfried Bönig (born 1959), German organist *Winfried Brugger (born 1950), German academic *Winfried Denk (born 1957), German physicist and neurobiologist *Winfried Glatzeder (born 1945), German television actor *Winfried Hassemer (1940–2014), German criminal law scientist *Winfried Klepsch (born 1956), retired West German long jumper *Winfried Kretschmann (born 1948), German politician *Winfried Michel (born 1948), German recorder player, composer, and editor of music *Winfried Nachtwei (born 1946), German politician * W.G. Sebald (born 1944), German writer and academic (full name Winfried Georg Sebald) *Winfried Otto Schumann (1888–1974), German physicist * Winfried Schäfer (born 1950), German football manager and former player * Winfried Zillig (1905–1963), German composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Deaths
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