Karl Heinemann (9 March 1857, in Deutsch-Eylau – 4 July 1927, in Leipzig) was a German literary historian and philologist.
He studied classical and German philology at the University of Leipzig. From 1882 he taught classes as a gymnasium teacher in Leipzig, receiving the title of professor in 1899. From 1892 onward, he was editor of the publication Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung,[1] and from 1918 to 1927, he edited the Goethe-Kalender.[2]
Published works
edit- Ueber das Hrabanische Glossar (1881) – About a Hraban glossary.
- Briefe von Goethes Mutter an die Herzogin Anna Amalia (1889) – Letters from Goethe's mother to the Duchess Anna Amalia.
- Goethes briefe an frau von Stein nebst dem Tagebuch aus Italien (4 volumes, 1894) – Goethe's letters to Charlotte von Stein, together with the diary from Italy.
- Goethes Leben und Werke (1898) – Goethe's life and works.
- Goethes Werke (30 volumes, 1901–08) – Goethe's works.
- Klopstocks leben und werke (1904) – Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's life and works.
- Goethes Mutter : ein Lebensbild nach den Quellen (8th edition, 1909) – Goethe's mother, a biography according to sources.
- Die deutsche Dichtung, Grundriss der deutschen Literaturgeschichte (1910) – German poetry, outline of German literary history.
- Die klassische Dichtung der Griechen (1912) – The classical poetry of the Greeks.
- Die klassische Dichtung der Römer (1914) – The classical poetry of the Romans.
- Hundert Briefe Goethes : Briefe der Weisheit und Schönheit (1919) – 100 Goethe letters; Letters of wisdom and beauty.
- Die tragischen gestalten der Griechen in der weltliteratur (1920) – Tragic figures of the Greeks in world literature.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Meners, Konversations-Lexikon
- ^ a b Most widely held works by Karl Heinemann WorldCat Identities
- ^ HathiTrust Digital Library (published works)