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Käte Hamburger

カテ・ハンバーガー

Käte Hamburger

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1896-09-21 (Hamburg)
Died
1992-04-08 (Stuttgart) age 95
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Hamburg → Munich → Sweden (1934-1956) → Stuttgart

Career

Occupations
Germanist, Literary scholar, Philosopher, Professor
Active Years
1922-1992
Affiliations
University of Stuttgart
Influenced
Eberhard Lämmert, Franz Karl Stanzel

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
German Studies
Degree: 博士号
Year of Graduation: 1922
Country: Germany
Earned doctorate

Awards

Schiller Memorial Prize
1989
Organization: State of Baden-Württemberg
Result: 受賞
Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Organization: Federal Republic of Germany
Result: 受賞
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Organization: State of Baden-Württemberg
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die Logik der Dichtung / The Logic of Literature

1957 Literary theory

Examination of the ontological status of literary objects.

Logic of literatureOntology
Translations
  • English translation by Marilynn J. Rose (1973)

Wahrheit und ästhetische Wahrheit

1979 Philosophy

Das Mitleid

1985 Philosophy

Bibliography

  • Die Logik der Dichtung (1957)
  • Wahrheit und ästhetische Wahrheit (1979)
  • Das Mitleid (1985)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
AnalyticalRational
Recurring Motifs
Ontology of literature

Legacy

Renowned in literary theory; contributed to reorientation of Germanistics towards rational methodology.

Trivia

  • Exiled to Sweden due to Jewish heritage during Nazi era.
  • Supported herself as language teacher, journalist, and writer in Sweden.