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H. C. Artmann

エイチ・シー・アートマン

H. C. Artmann

Aliases: Ib Hansen / Hans Carl Artmann
Pen Names: Ib Hansen（Used as a stage/singing name (e.g., performance at DMGP 1966)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1921-06-12 （Vienna, Austria）
Died
2000-12-04 （Vienna, Austria） age 79
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German, Viennese dialect
Residence History
Vienna (born and raised) → Sweden (Stockholm, Lund, Malmö) → Berlin (1960s) → Salzburg (settled from 1972) → Vienna (later years)

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, translator, playwright
Active Years
1947-2000
Affiliations
Art-Club, Wiener Gruppe (founding member), Anti P.E.N. (founding member), Grazer Autorenversammlung (president 1973–1978)
Memberships
Art-Club, Wiener Gruppe (founder), Grazer Autorenversammlung (served as president)
Influenced By
Edward Lear, H. P. Lovecraft, Lars Gustafsson
Influenced
Gerhard Rühm, Konrad Bayer

Awards

Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature
1974
Organization: Austrian government
Result: 受賞
Georg Büchner Prize
1997
Organization: German literature foundation
Result: 受賞
Literature Prize of the City of Vienna
1977
Organization: City of Vienna
Result: 受賞
Ring of Honour of the City of Salzburg
1981
Organization: City of Salzburg
Result: 受賞
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class
1986
Organization: Republic of Austria
Result: 受章
Franz Nabl Prize
1989
Organization: Franz Nabl Foundation
Result: 受賞
Literature Prize of the City of Salzburg
1991
Organization: City of Salzburg
Result: 受賞
Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
2000
Organization: Republic of Austria
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

med ana schwoazzn dintn

1958 poetry (Viennese dialect)

An early collection of poems written in the Viennese dialect, notable for linguistic play and experimental use of dialect.

dialectlanguage playurban imagery

Drakula, Drakula. A Transsylvanian Adventure

1966 humor / parody

A humorous parody reworking Dracula motifs, treating horror elements in a satirical manner.

parodyrecontextualized horrorhumor

Da Legionäa Asterix (Asterix the Legionary, Viennese translation)

1999 translation (comic)

A Viennese-dialect translation of an Asterix volume, notable for its witty use of dialect.

dialect translationhumorpopular culture

Bibliography

  • Achtundachtzig: Selected Poems (1996)
  • Der aeronautische Sindtbart (1975)
  • Drakula, Drakula (1966)
  • Frankenstein in Sussex (1974)
  • Ompül (1974)

Adaptations

  • H.C. Artmann (documentary by Ferry Radax, 1967)

Translations by Author

  • Works of Edward Lear (English → German)
  • Works of H. P. Lovecraft (English → German)
  • Lars Gustafsson (Swedish → German)

Translations of Works

  • Da Legionäa Asterix (Viennese translation, 1999)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
avant-gardelinguistic experimentationdialect poetry
Recurring Motifs
language playparody and humornature and dreaming

Health

  • myocardial infarction (cause of death)
    2000年
    Died of a heart attack in 2000, ending his late-life activities.

Legacy

An important Austrian poet and writer known for his Viennese-dialect poetry and linguistic experiments. He influenced subsequent generations through translations and dialect literature and received major national and literary honors.

Academic Societies

  • Grazer Autorenversammlung

Archives

  • Literaturhaus (holds related materials)

In Popular Culture

  • His Viennese translation of Asterix drew attention in popular culture.

Trivia

  • Performed at DMGP 1966 under the name Ib Hansen, placing equal 3rd with 9 points.
  • Translated a volume of Asterix into Viennese dialect in 1999.
  • Received the Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature in 1974.
  • Awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1997.
  • Died of a heart attack in Vienna in 2000 and was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering.