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Ernst Beutler

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Ernst Beutler

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1885-04-12 (Reichenbach im Vogtland)
Died
1960-11-08 (Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany) age 75
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Residence History
Reichenbach im Vogtland → Altenberg, Saxony → Leipzig → Tübingen → Hamburg → Frankfurt am Main

Career

Occupations
Literary historian, Goethe researcher, Director of Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Honorary professor at Goethe University Frankfurt
Active Years
1904-1960
Affiliations
Freies Deutsches Hochstift, Goethe University Frankfurt
Influenced By
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Influenced
Later Goethe scholars

Education

Friedrichsgymnasium
Classical
Period: 幼少期
Country: Germany
Altenberg
Leipzig University
Classical philology, German, history
Period: 1904-1911
Country: Germany
University of Tübingen
Classical philology, German, history
Period: 1904-1911
Country: Germany
University of Hamburg
Classical philology
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1925
Country: Germany
Dissertation on early humanistic comedy

Awards

Goethe Prize
1960
Work: Contributions to the Goethean spirit and rebuilding of Goethe House
Organization: City of Frankfurt
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Goethe, Faust und Urfaust. Erläutert von Ernst Beutler

1939 Literary criticism

Commentary on Goethe's Faust and Urfaust.

GoetheFaust

Essays um Goethe

1941 Essays

Essays about Goethe.

Goethe

Der König in Thule und die Dichtungen von der Lorelay. Ein Essay

1947 Essay

Essay on King in Thule and Lorelei poems.

Goethe

Wiederholte Spiegelungen. Drei Essays über Goethe

1957 Essays

Three essays on Goethe.

Goethe

Goethe 'Commemorative Edition' (24 volumes)

1948 Goethe collected works

24-volume Goethe commemorative edition published by Artemis-Verlag.

Complete Goethe

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyCritical
Recurring Motifs
Goethe studiesLiterary history

Legacy

Prominent German Goethe scholar and director of Freies Deutsches Hochstift, who opened a new museum in 1932 and led the rebuilding of Goethe House after WWII. One of the four founders of the Goethe Prize and the only literary scholar to receive it in 1960.

Museums

  • Goethe House and Museum Frankfurt am Main Opened in 1932
  • Freies Deutsches Hochstift Museum Frankfurt Opened in 1932

Archives

  • Freies Deutsches Hochstift

Trivia

  • One of the four founders of the Goethe Prize.
  • The only literary scholar to receive the Goethe Prize.
  • His wife was half-Jewish, leading to Nazi attempts to remove him from his position.
  • Buried at Frankfurt Main Cemetery.