Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
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Edition 11 (1937) Winner
Erwin Guido Kolbenheyer
エルヴィン・グイド・コルベンハイヤー
Erwin Guido Kolbenheyer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1878-12-30 （Budapest）
- Died
- 1962-04-12 （Munich） age 83
- Nationality
- Austrian, German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Budapest → Karlsbad → Vienna → Sudetenland → Munich
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, playwright
- Active Years
- 1905-1962
- Affiliations
- Prussian Academy of Arts
- Memberships
- Nazi Party, Militant League for German Culture
- Influenced
- Alfred Rosenberg
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vienna | — | philosophy, psychology, zoology | PhD | — | Austria |
University of Vienna
philosophy, psychology, zoology
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1905
Country:
Austria
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Goethe Prize | — | — | City of Frankfurt | Winner |
Goethe Prize
1937
Organization:
City of Frankfurt
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Amor Dei
1908 historical novelA novel about the life and thought of the Jewish-Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza.
philosophyJudaism
Paracelsus Trilogy
1921 historical novelA trilogy of novels about Paracelsus, exploring Völkisch concepts and Nordic race archetype.
racenationalismdegeneration
Die Bauhütte
1925 theoretical workTheoretical work predicting a turn from Judeo-Christianity for German salvation.
nationalismanti-Judeo-Christian
Heroische Leidenschaften
1929 dramaA drama about the Italian astronomer Giordano Bruno.
heroismscience
Das Gottgelobte Herz
1938 novelA novel about the Dominican nun Margareta Ebner.
religionnationalism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- historical novelsnationalistic narrativegrand style
- Recurring Motifs
- German spiritracial purityheroic figures
Legacy
Right-wing writer favored under Nazis, known for Paracelsus trilogy, but banned from writing post-WWII.
Quotes
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Go further monk, and heal your excessive pain through my pain. It flows to you as a part of yourself out of the infiniteness. Lo, the drops descend, drops of blood out of heart and hand. You shall humbly drink the salvation by sacrifice, sent by God.
Source: Menschen und Götter (1944)
Trivia
- Included on the 'Gottbegnadeten list' under Nazis, exempt from military service.