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German American studies scholar

Hans Galinsky (12 May 1909–25 July 1991) was a German American studies scholar.

Life and career

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.

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. Wegbereiter moderner amerikanischer Lyrik (1968) is about the interpretation and reception history of the poetry of Emily Dickinson and William Carlos Williams.

Since 1992, the Hans Galinsky Memorial Prize is awarded by the Center for Early American Studies of the University of Mainz.

References

  1. ^ "Hans Galinsky". Verzeichnis der Professorinnen und Professoren der Universität Mainz (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. Murray, O. (1970). "Of Course - Hans Galinsky: Naturae Cursus. Der Weg einer antiken kosmologischen Metapher von der Alten in die Neue Welt. (Studien zum Fortwirken der Antike, 4.)". The Classical Review. 20 (1): 53–54. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00295656.
  3. Riewald, J. G. (1970). "Hans Galinsky, "Wegbereiter moderner amerikanischer Lyrik" (Book Review)". Neophilologus. 57 (1): 107.

Further reading

  • "Galinsky, Hans", in: Frank-Rutger Hausmann: Anglistik und Amerikanistik im „Dritten Reich“. Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 2003, pp. 458–459.
  • Winfried Herget and Karl Ortseifen (eds.): The transit of civilization from Europe to America. Essays in honor of Hans Galinsky. Tübingen 1986, ISBN 3-87808-290-8.
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