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.[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

  1. 1 2 "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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