Hans Galinsky
Hans Galinsky (12 May 1909–25 July 1991) was a German American studies scholar.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Galinsky was a professor of comparative literature and American studies at the University of Mainz from 1952 to 1977. He co-founded the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien.[1]
His monograph Naturae Cursus. Der Weg einer antiken kosmologischen Metapher von der Alten in die Neue Welt (1968) is about the expression naturae cursus or "of course" interpreted as a metaphor.[2] Wegbereiter moderner amerikanischer Lyrik (1968) is about the interpretation and reception history of the poetry of Emily Dickinson and William Carlos Williams.[3]
Since 1992, the Hans Galinsky Memorial Prize is awarded by the Center for Early American Studies of the University of Mainz.[1]
References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- "Galinsky, Hans", in: Frank-Rutger Hausmann: Anglistik und Amerikanistik im „Dritten Reich“. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 2003, pp. 458–459.
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