Rudolf G. Binding
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Rudolf Georg Binding (August 13, 1867 – August 4, 1938) was a German
writer.
He was born in Basel
, Switzerland
and died in Starnberg
. He studied medicine and law before joining the Hussars. On the outbreak of the First World War, Binding, who was forty-six years old, became commander of a squadron of dragoons. Except for a four month period in Galicia in 1916, Binding spent the whole of the war on the Western Front.
Binding's diary and letters, A Fatalist at War, was published in 1927. His collected war poems, stories and recollections were not published until after his death in 1938.
Binding was never a member of the National Socialist Party and publicly dissociated himself from one of its actions; but his relationship to it was not unambiguous, for he saw it at times as an aspect of national revival.
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In 1928 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Reitvorschrift für eine Geliebte" ("Rider's Instructions to his Lover").
From 1933 his private secretary and English
interpreter was German Jew Elisabeth Jungmann
. Binding had hoped to marry Jungmann but was prevented from doing so by the Nuremberg Laws
. She became the second wife of Sir Max Beerbohm
in 1956.
when the submarine stuck in the Strait of Gibraltar is "Schlacht - Das Maß" from Rudolf G. Binding ("Einmal vor Unerbittlichem stehen...").
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer.
He was born in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and died in Starnberg
Starnberg
The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
. He studied medicine and law before joining the Hussars. On the outbreak of the First World War, Binding, who was forty-six years old, became commander of a squadron of dragoons. Except for a four month period in Galicia in 1916, Binding spent the whole of the war on the Western Front.
Binding's diary and letters, A Fatalist at War, was published in 1927. His collected war poems, stories and recollections were not published until after his death in 1938.
Binding was never a member of the National Socialist Party and publicly dissociated himself from one of its actions; but his relationship to it was not unambiguous, for he saw it at times as an aspect of national revival.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/rudolf-g-binding#ixzz1Xt3OTlVG
In 1928 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Reitvorschrift für eine Geliebte" ("Rider's Instructions to his Lover").
From 1933 his private secretary and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
interpreter was German Jew Elisabeth Jungmann
Elisabeth Jungmann
Elisabeth Jungmann was an interpreter and the secretary, literary executor and second wife of caricaturist and parodist Sir Max Beerbohm....
. Binding had hoped to marry Jungmann but was prevented from doing so by the Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany introduced at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party. After the takeover of power in 1933 by Hitler, Nazism became an official ideology incorporating scientific racism and antisemitism...
. She became the second wife of Sir Max Beerbohm
Max Beerbohm
Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist best known today for his 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson.-Early life:...
in 1956.
Publications
- Reitvorschrift für eine Geliebte (New edition: Olms, Hildesheim and others, 1995 ISBN 3-487-08369-8)
- Der Opfergang. Eine Novelle. (53. edition, Insel, Frankfurt am Main 1993 ISBN 3-458-08023-6)
- Das grosse Rudolf-G.-Binding-Buch. Eine Auswahl aus dem Werk. BertelsmannBertelsmannBertelsmann AG is a multinational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. The company operates in 63 countries and employs 102,983 workers , which makes it the most international media corporation in the world. In 2008 the company reported a €16.118 billion consolidated...
, München 1979 ISBN 3-570-05173-0 - Roger L. Cole: The Ethical foundations of Rudolf Binding's 'gentleman'-concept. The Hague and others: MoutonMoutonMouton may refer to:*Mouton fur, sheepskin that has been made to resemble beaver or seal*Mouton de Gruyter, scholarly publishing house*Château Mouton Rothschild, Bordeaux wine producer, formerly named simply MoutonPlaces:...
. 1966. (= Studies in German literature; 7) - Kirstin M. Howard: The concept of honour in the context of the World War One. Accounts of Walter FlexWalter FlexWalter Flex was a German author responsible for Wanderer zwischen beiden Welten , a stunning war novel dealing with themes of humanity, friendship, and suffering during World War I....
, Rudolf G. Binding and Ernst JüngerErnst JüngerErnst Jünger was a German writer. In addition to his novels and diaries, he is well known for Storm of Steel, an account of his experience during World War I. Some say he was one of Germany's greatest modern writers and a hero of the conservative revolutionary movement following World War I...
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, New Zealand: Univ. of Otago, Diss. 1996. - Bernhard Martin: Dichtung und Ideologie. Völkisch-nationales Denken im Werk Rudolf Georg Bindings. Frankfurt am Main and others: Peter Lang. 1986. (= Europäische Hochschulschriften; Reihe 1; Deutsche Sprache und Literatur; 950) ISBN 3-8204-9532-0
- Anton Mayer: Der Göttergleiche. Erinnerungen an Rudolf G. Binding. Potsdam: Rütten & Loening. 1939.
- Heinz Millotat: Rudolf G. Bindings erzählerisches Werk. Würzburg-AumühleAumühleAumühle is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km east of Hamburg.- Geography :Aumühle lies on the river Bille in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein.- History :...
: Triltsch. 1939. - Traude Stenner: Rudolf G. Binding. Leben und Werk. Potsdam: Rütten & Loening. 1938.
Trivia
The poem Lt. Werner cites in Das BootDas Boot
Das Boot is a 1981 German epic war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann...
when the submarine stuck in the Strait of Gibraltar is "Schlacht - Das Maß" from Rudolf G. Binding ("Einmal vor Unerbittlichem stehen...").