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Edition 30 (1993) Winner
Norbert Miller
ノルベルト・ミラー
Noruberuto Mirā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-05-14 （Munich）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Berlin → Vienna → Munich → Frankfurt am Main
Career
- Occupations
- literary scholar, art historian, professor, editor
- Active Years
- 1962-2006
- Affiliations
- Technische Universität Berlin, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (co-founder)
- Memberships
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Academy of Arts, Berlin, Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz, PEN Centre Germany
- Influenced By
- Walter Höllerer, Hans Mayer, Carl Dahlhaus
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main | — | Literature, Musicology, Art History | — | — | Germany |
| Free University of Berlin | — | Literature | Ph.D. | — | Germany |
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Literature, Musicology, Art History
Country:
Germany
Served as assistant to Walter Höllerer (1962–1965)
Free University of Berlin
Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Germany
Ph.D. dissertation: Der empfindsame Erzähler (1967)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Goldene Goethe-Medaille | — | — | Goethe-Gesellschaft | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Deutscher Sprachpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class | — | — | Federal Republic of Germany | 受章 |
| 2018 | Bayerischer Maximiliansorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst | — | — | Bavarian State | 受章 |
Goldene Goethe-Medaille
2009
Organization:
Goethe-Gesellschaft
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Sprachpreis
2010
Result:
受賞
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1st Class
2010
Organization:
Federal Republic of Germany
Result:
受章
Bayerischer Maximiliansorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst
2018
Organization:
Bavarian State
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Der empfindsame Erzähler: Studies on Novel Beginnings of the 18th Century
1968 scholarly work / dissertationA study of novel openings in the 18th century, analyzing characteristics of the sentimental narrator; based on his doctoral dissertation.
18th-century literaturenarrative openingssentimentality
Archaeology of the Dream: Essay on Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1978 art history / scholarlyAn art-historical study of Piranesi's work and its aesthetic and cultural significance.
Piranesiclassical vs. anti-classicalaesthetic transfer
Strawberry Hill: Horace Walpole and the Aesthetics of Picturesque Irregularity
1986 art & cultural historyDiscusses Horace Walpole and the aesthetics of picturesque irregularity.
18th-century culturepicturesque aestheticsWalpole
European Romanticism in Music (with Carl Dahlhaus)
1999 music history / scholarlyA collaborative study of Romantic music across Europe; supplemented edition published in 2007.
Romantic musicopera historycultural history
Der Wanderer: Goethe in Italy
2002 literary studies / biographicalExamines Goethe's experiences in Italy from intersecting literary and artistic perspectives.
GoetheItalian journeyliterature and art
The Tremendous Power of Music: Goethe and His Composers
2009 music cultural historyDiscusses the influence of music through Goethe's relationships with contemporary composers.
Goethe and musiccomposer studiescultural influence
Fonthill Abbey: The Dark World of William Beckford
2012 art history / biographyA monograph exploring the dark and uncanny aesthetic world of William Beckford and Fonthill Abbey.
BeckfordGothicaesthetic uncanny
Marblemania: Grand Tours and the Roman Antique Trade
2018 cultural & art historyA cultural-historical study of grand tours and the trade in Roman antiquities.
Grand Toursantique tradecultural exchange
Bibliography
- Der empfindsame Erzähler. Hanser Verlag, 1968
- Archäologie des Traums. Hanser Verlag, 1978
- Strawberry Hill. Hanser Verlag, 1986
- European Romanticism in Music (with Carl Dahlhaus). Metzler, 1999/2007
- Der Wanderer. Hanser Verlag, 2002
- Die ungeheure Gewalt der Musik. Hanser Verlag, 2009
- Fonthill Abbey. Hanser Verlag, 2012
- Marblemania. Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2018
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- comparative and interdisciplinary perspectivehistorical-analytical approachscholarly, meticulous prose
- Recurring Motifs
- conflict between classicism and anti-classicisminteraction of music and literatureaesthetic debates of the 18th–19th centuries
Legacy
Norbert Miller is a German scholar known for interdisciplinary work across comparative literature, art history, and musicology. Through important studies and editorial work on Goethe, Piranesi, Walpole, and Beckford, he has made significant contributions to the understanding of European aesthetics. He also taught for many years at TU Berlin.
Academic Societies
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
- Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz
- PEN Centre Germany
Archives
- Works and related records listed in the German National Library catalogue
Trivia
- Served as professor of comparative literature at TU Berlin from 1973 to 2006.
- Co-founded the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin with Walter Höllerer.
- Has edited editions of Goethe (Munich Edition), Jean Paul, Gérard de Nerval, and Marie Luise Kaschnitz.
- Received the Goldene Goethe-Medaille (2009) and Deutscher Sprachpreis and Order of Merit (1st Class) in 2010.