Gerhard Dünnhaupt

Gerhard Dünnhaupt, FRSC ( born August 15, 1927 in Bernburg (Saale ) ) is a German German scholar, bibliographer and book historian. He wrote an annotated bibliography of German Baroque literature.

Background and Career

Dünnhaupt the son of a book printer and publisher is from Köthen (Anhalt). He studied from 1964 Modern Languages ​​and Literatures at the University of Toronto and received his doctorate in 1972 at Brown University ( USA), the German versions of the epic by Ludovico Ariosto and Torquato Tasso.

Since 1972, he taught German literature and bibliography at the University of Washington, four years later he moved to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he taught until 1992 Literature and Comparative Literature. In between, he also met a visiting professor at the University of Illinois, the University of Göttingen and at Cornell University. Since 1992 he is Professor Emeritus of the University of Michigan and also an honorary professor at Queen 's University in Kingston ( Canada). Dünnhaupt is an honorary member of the Modern Language Association and a Fellow of the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada.

Research priorities

Thin Haupt's research focuses on the German Renaissance and Baroque Literature and the bibliography and the book and cultural history of the early modern period. The Fruitful society and the history of his homeland Anhalt also belong to the topics covered in numerous articles. He was editor of the " rarities litterarum " and review editor of " Michigan Germanic Studies". In September 1983, he organized the "Martin Luther Quincentennial Conference ".

Honors

• For his annotated bibliographic guide of baroque literature him the Prix de bibliography Triennial of International League of Antiquarian Booksellers ( ILAB ) was awarded.

Writings

• Bibliographic Handbook of Baroque literature: One hundred personal bibliographies German authors of the 17th century. 3 vols Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1980-1981, ISBN 3-7772-8029-1
• Diederich of the Werder. Attempt to Neuwertung his major works. Herbert Lang, Bern 1973, ISBN 3-261-01084-3
• The Princely printing to Köthen. ( Terms XX.4 ). Booksellers Association, Frankfurt am Main 1979, ISBN 3-7657-0934-4

Editorship

• Rarissima litterarum (Editor)
• Michigan Germanic Studies ( co-editor )
• Torquato Tasso ( author), Diederich of the Werder ( translator's ): Godfrey of Bulljon. Niemeyer, Tübingen 1974, ISBN 3-484-16020-9
• Andreas Gryphius: Horribilicribrifax Teutsch. Joke game. Critical Edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1976 passim ISBN 3-15-000688-0
• Andreas Gryphius: Absurda Comica or Mr. Peter Quince. Schimpf game. Critical Edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1983 passim ISBN 3-15-007982-9
• Giovanni Francesco Loredano ( author), Diederich of the Werder ( translator's ): Dianea or Rähtselgedicht. Reprint of 1644th Peter Lang, Bern 1984, ISBN 3-261-01833- X
• Martin Luther Quincentennial. Wayne State Univ. Press, Detroit, 1985, ISBN 0-8143-1774- X
• Johann Ludwig Prasch: Thorough displaying Fürtrefflichkeit and improvement Teutonic poetry. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-7772-9426-8
• Gabriel role Hagen: Four Books wunderbarlicher ... and incredible Indian travel. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-7772-9424-1
• " Perseus Sperantes " ( Ps ): The Royal Opposition (English version of Jean de Paris). Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-7772-9514-0
• Probably John Riemer: The political Feuermäuerkehrer be returned. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-7772-9605-8
• Johann Joseph Beckham: Elbianische Flora Bella ... to Arth a Schäfferey. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-7772-9627-9
• Johann Vogel with Georg Philipp Harsdörffer: Icones mortis. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1998 ( Totentanz seal). ISBN 3-7772-9822-0
• Conrad Vetter: Paradeißvogel. Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1999 ( Catholic songbook of 1613 ). ISBN 3-7772-9923-5