Heinz Politzer
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Heinz Politzer was an Austrian
writer
, literary critic, and historian of literature; particularly of Franz Kafka
. He also lived in Israel
, moving to Jerusalem in 1941, and then the United States
.
He was a professor
in Bryn Mawr College
, Oberlin College
, and University of California, Berkeley
.
He had an impact in the interest in Kafka in the United States and the publication of the first complete translated works of Kafka in the US, and he was a close associate to Kafka's protege, Max Brod
.
He was awarded the Key to the City of Vienna
and the Austrian Cross, among many other prizes and honors. Among the highlights of his career was giving the Eroeffnungrede to the 1976 Salzburg Music Festival.
He was survived by his wife Jane Hinman Horner Politzer, and four sons, Mike, Dave, Steve and Eric. His grave is in the Petersfriedhof, Salzburg
, Austria
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, literary critic, and historian of literature; particularly of Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...
. He also lived in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, moving to Jerusalem in 1941, and then the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He was a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
, Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, and University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
He had an impact in the interest in Kafka in the United States and the publication of the first complete translated works of Kafka in the US, and he was a close associate to Kafka's protege, Max Brod
Max Brod
Max Brod was a German-speaking Czech Jewish, later Israeli, author, composer, and journalist. Although he was a prolific writer in his own right, he is most famous as the friend and biographer of Franz Kafka...
.
He was awarded the Key to the City of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and the Austrian Cross, among many other prizes and honors. Among the highlights of his career was giving the Eroeffnungrede to the 1976 Salzburg Music Festival.
He was survived by his wife Jane Hinman Horner Politzer, and four sons, Mike, Dave, Steve and Eric. His grave is in the Petersfriedhof, Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
Literary works
- Fenster vor dem Firmament, Gedichte (1937)
- Gedichte (1941)
- Franz Kafka, der Künstler (1965)
- Johannes UrzidilJohannes UrzidilJohannes Urzidil was a Czech-German writer, poet, historian, and journalist. Born in Prague, he died in Rome....
: Morgen fahr' ich heim. Böhmische Erzählungen (ed. and afterword by Politzer, München, Langen Müller, 1971) - Franz GrillparzerFranz GrillparzerFranz Seraphicus Grillparzer was an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral.-Biography:...
: Das abgrundige Biedermeier (1990, ZsolnayZsolnayZsolnay, or formally Zsolnay Porcelánmanufaktúra Zrt is a Hungarian manufacturer of porcelain, pottery, ceramics, tiles, and stoneware...
) - Freud und das Tragische (2003, Edition GutenbergGutenbergGutenberg may refer to:People:* Johannes Gutenberg , inventor of movable type printing* Beno Gutenberg , a German-born seismologist* Erich Gutenberg , a German economistPlaces:...
/Steirische Buchhandlung - Edition of Wilhelm W. Hemecker) - Das Kafka-Buch
External links
- http://www.lyrikwelt.de/autoren/politzer.htm