Kleist Prize
The Kleist Prize is a German literary award.
- 2.1 Prize winners
- 2.2 Current discussion
First Era
The prize was first awarded in 1912 to mark the 101 anniversary of the death of Heinrich von Kleist at the suggestion of Fritz Engel ( 1867-1935 ), editor of the Berliner Tageblatt, the Kleist Foundation. Purpose of the Foundation:
The founding manifesto signed 59 famous figures from the German-speaking countries, including Otto Brahm, Richard Dehmel, Fritz Engel, Maximilian Harden, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Fritz Mauthner, Walter Rathenau, Max Reinhardt, Arthur Schnitzler, Hermann Sudermann, Theodor Wolff.
Inspired by Richard Dehmel, decided before the first presentation of the articles of association authorized multihooded Arts Council of the Foundation, not to decide by majority vote, " rather to [ ... ] are the final decision for one year each exclusively at a single confidant. " In support of: The Kleist Prize is to support new and unusual talents. Majorities opt for the average talent that makes it all right. " Only an individual can be used ruthlessly for the extraordinary. "
The Kleist Prize was the most important literary award of the Weimar Republic. The Kleist Foundation was 1933/1934 resolved under mysterious circumstances.