Theodore Ziolkowski
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Theodore Ziolkowski, born 1932 in Birmingham, Alabama, is a scholar in the fields of German studies
and comparative literature
. He received an A.B. from Duke University
in 1951, an A.M. from Duke in 1952 and, following studies at the University of Innsbruck, his Ph.D from Yale University
in 1957. Following appointments at Yale and Columbia, he was called to Princeton University as professor of German in 1964. In 1969 he was appointed Class of 1900 Professor of German and Comparative Literature and, from 1979 to 1992, Dean of the Graduate School. Since 2001 he has been Professor Emeritus. A past president of the Modern Language Association (1985) and visiting professor at several universities (Yale, CUNY, Rutgers, Bristol, Munich, Lueneburg), he has received many awards for his books (see below) and honors in the United States and abroad, including the Jacob-und-Wilhelm Grimm Preis (DAAD), the Forschungspreis of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, the Bundesverdienstkreuz
(1. Klasse) of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the D.Phil.h.c. from the University of Greifswald.
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
and comparative literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
. He received an A.B. from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1951, an A.M. from Duke in 1952 and, following studies at the University of Innsbruck, his Ph.D from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1957. Following appointments at Yale and Columbia, he was called to Princeton University as professor of German in 1964. In 1969 he was appointed Class of 1900 Professor of German and Comparative Literature and, from 1979 to 1992, Dean of the Graduate School. Since 2001 he has been Professor Emeritus. A past president of the Modern Language Association (1985) and visiting professor at several universities (Yale, CUNY, Rutgers, Bristol, Munich, Lueneburg), he has received many awards for his books (see below) and honors in the United States and abroad, including the Jacob-und-Wilhelm Grimm Preis (DAAD), the Forschungspreis of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, the Bundesverdienstkreuz
Bundesverdienstkreuz
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
(1. Klasse) of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the D.Phil.h.c. from the University of Greifswald.
Works
- 1964. Hermann Broch
- 1965. The Novels of Hermann Hesse: Themes and Structures
- 1966. Hermann Hesse
- 1969. Dimensions of the Modern Novel: German Texts and European Contexts
- 1972. Fictional Transfigurations of Jesus (James Russell Lowell Prize of MLA)
- 1973, ed. Hesse: A Collection of Critical Essays.
- 1976. My Belief: Essays on Life and ArtMy Belief: Essays on Life and ArtMy Belief: Essays on Life and Art is a collection of essays by Hermann Hesse. The essays, written between 1904 and 1961, were originally published in German, either individually or in various collections between 1951 and 1973...
by Hermann Hesse. Editor of English translation. - 1977. Disenchanted Images: A Literary Iconology
- 1979. Der Schriftsteller Hermann Hesse
- 1980. The Classical German Elegy, 1795-1950
- 1983. Varieties of Literary Thematics
- 1990. German Romanticism and Its Institutions
- 1991, ed. Soul of the Age: Letters of Hermann Hesse.
- 1993. Virgil and the Moderns.
- 1997. The Mirror of Justice: Literary Reflections of Legal Crises (Christian Gauss Award of Phi Beta Kappa).
- 1998. The View from the Tower. Origins of an Antimodernist Image. ISBN 0-691-05907-1
- 1998. Das Wunderjahr in Jena: Geist und Gesellschaft, 1794/95
- 2000. The Sin of Knowledge: Ancient Themes and Modern Variations.
- 2002. Berlin: Aufstieg einer Kulturmetropole um 1810
- 2004. Clio the Romantic Muse: Historicizing the Faculties in Germany (Barricelli Prize of International Conference on Romanticism)
- 2004. Hesitant Heroes: Private Inhibition, Cultural Crisis.
- 2005. Ovid and the Moderns (Robert Motherwell Award of Dedalus Foundation)
- 2006. Vorboten der Moderne: Eine Kulturgeschichte der Fruehromantik
- 2007 Modes of Faith: Secular Surrogates for Lost Religious Belief
- 2008 Minos and the Moderns: Cretan Myth in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art
- 2008 Mythologisierte Gegenwart: Deutsches Erleben seit 1933 in antikem Gewand
- 2009 Heidelberger Romantik: Mythos und Symbol
- 2009 Scandal on Stage: European Theater as Moral Trial
- 2010 Die Welt im Gedicht. Rilkes Sonette an Orpheus II.4
- 2010 Dresdner Romantik: Politik und Harmonie
- 2012 Gilgamesh among Us: Modern Encounters with the Ancient Epic
External links
- "Science, Frankenstein, and Myth", Theodore Ziolkowski, The Sewanee Review, Winter 1981
- "Gilgamesh: An Epic Obsession", Theodore Ziolkowski, Berfrois, 1 November 2011