Georg Büchner Prize
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Edition 5 (1925) Winner
Wilhelm Michel
ヴィルヘルム・ミヒェル
Wiruherumu Miheru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1877-08-09 （Metz）
- Died
- 1942-04-16 （Darmstadt） age 64
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Metz → Darmstadt
Career
- Occupations
- writer, literary critic, poet
- Active Years
- 1904-1942
- Influenced By
- Friedrich Hölderlin, Friedrich Nietzsche (possible intellectual influence)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
1925
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Apollon und Dionysos (Dualistic Excursions)
1904 aesthetics / criticismAn essayistic examination of the Apollonian and Dionysian duality, discussing opposing principles in art and culture.
Apollon and Dionysosaestheticstheory of art
Rainer Maria Rilke
1905 literary criticismCritical study and commentary on the works and life of Rainer Maria Rilke.
Rilke studiespoetry analysis
Der Zuschauer (Poems)
1907 poetryA collection of poems focusing on the observer's perspective and introspection.
observationintrospectionaesthetics
Das Teuflische und Groteske in der Kunst
1911 aesthetics / criticismCritical essays on the elements of the diabolical and grotesque in artistic expression.
grotesqueethics of arttheory of expression
Friedrich Hölderlin
1912 literary study / biographyA study of the poet Hölderlin, analyzing his thought and poetic work.
Hölderlin studiesGerman classicism
Der Mensch versagt
1920 essays / criticismA collection of essays with philosophical and literary reflections on humanity and the self.
selfontologycriticism
Hölderlins abendländische Wendung
1923 literary studyA study on turning points in Hölderlin's work and its relation to Western thought.
HölderlinWestern thought
Hölderlin und der deutsche Geist
1924 literary criticismCritique considering the relationship between Hölderlin and the German spirit.
German spiritHölderlin studies
Das Leiden am Ich
1930 essays / psychoanalytic reflectionsEssays exploring the suffering of the self and issues of self-consciousness.
self-consciousnesspsychological suffering
Das Leben Friedrich Hölderlins
1940 biographyA biographical study of Friedrich Hölderlin, representing a culmination of long-term research.
biographyHölderlin studies
Bibliography
- Apollon und Dionysos. Dualistische Streifzüge (1904)
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1905)
- Der Zuschauer. Gedichte (1907)
- Das Teuflische und Groteske in der Kunst (1911)
- Friedrich Hölderlin (1912)
- Der Mensch versagt (1920)
- Hölderlins abendländische Wendung (1923)
- Hölderlin und der deutsche Geist (1924)
- Das Leiden am Ich (1930)
- Das Leben Friedrich Hölderlins (1940)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical and scholarly styleessayistic and discursive expression
- Recurring Motifs
- Apollon vs Dionysos dichotomysustained focus on Hölderlinconflict between self and art
Legacy
A German literary critic and writer known for studies on Hölderlin and contributions to aesthetics. Winner of the Georg Büchner Prize in 1925, he is recognized in Hölderlin scholarship. Contemporary biographical information is limited, but he occupies a place in the history of specialized literary studies.
Trivia
- Born 9 August 1877 in Metz; died 16 April 1942 in Darmstadt.
- Winner of the Georg Büchner Prize in 1925.
- Known primarily for studies on Friedrich Hölderlin.
- The corresponding Wikipedia article is a stub and invites expansion from the German article.