Karl-Heinz Schönfelder

Karl -Heinz Schoenfelder ( born April 26, 1923 in Eibenstock / Erzgebirge ) is a German American studies and literary scholars. He is considered the founder of American Studies at the University of Leipzig.

Biography

1941 finishing school with Abitur at the Gymnasium Stollberg. Immediately thereafter drafted in, participation in the African campaign. 1943-46 captivity in the United States. 1946-49 Study of English Studies, Slavic and Romance languages ​​at the Pedagogical Faculty of Arts and the Karl-Marx- University of Leipzig. 1950 PhD, then a research assistant at the German Department of the University of Leipzig. From 1953 professor of American language and literature. 1954 Habilitation. 1956 appointment as professor at the Friedrich -Schiller- University Jena, besides visiting professor at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig until 1963. 1959-64 Dean of the Philosophical Faculty of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. From 1956 up to the higher education reform in 1969 Director of the English -American Institute, then to 1988, Head of the Science Area English / American Studies at the Department of Art and Literature at the Friedrich -Schiller- University Jena. 1971-74 Dean of the Social Sciences Faculty. 1988 retirement.

Besides the University of publication activity of 70 novels of American writers of the 19./20.Jh. in several East German publishers (structure, Reclam, folk and world), including works by Ernest Hemingway and a complete edition of Mark Twain.

Writings

  • Problems of the people and language mixing. Publisher Max Niemeyer, Halle / Saale 1956.
  • German feud in American English. A contribution to the problem of peoples and language mixing. Publisher VEB Niemeyer, Halle / Saale 1957.
  • Mark Twain: Life, personality and work. VEB Verlag Language and Literature, Halle / Saale 1961.
  • American Literature at a glance - From the Civil War to the present. Reclam, Leipzig 1968.
  • Literature of the United States at a glance: From the beginnings to the present ( with Karl -Heinz Wirz Berger). Reclam Verlag Leipzig in 1977 and Röderberg -Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1977.
  • Wars in the life and work of Mark Twain; Scientific Journal of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena ( corporate and sprachwiss. Row) 6 (1956 /57) 6, 723-731.
  • American Literature in Europe. Methodological flavorful historical considerations; Scientific Journal of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena ( corporate and sprachwiss. Row) 7 (1957 /58) 4, 571-581.
  • John Steinbeck's "The Red Pony". Remarks about the problem genre -border forms; Scientific Journal of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena ( corporate and sprachwiss. Series ) 39 ( 1990) 3, 251-256.
  • Introductions and epilogues GDR editions of American authors.
  • More than 100 book reviews.
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