Word and Deed
German Studies in Honor of Wolfgang F. Michael
Will be published approx. on 1. October 1992
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-8204-1101-9 (ISBN)
Description
Presented in honor of the distinguished teacher and scholar, Wolfgang F. Michael of the Department of Germanic Languages at the University of Texas at Austin, this volume contains essays in both English and German on the language, literature and culture of the German-speaking world. The literary contributions range from Walther von der Vogelweide to Günter Kunert, with particular concentration on the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The wide range of topics and periods reflects the breadth and depth of Professor Michael's own academic endeavor. Contributors to the volume include both prominent and rising scholars and teachers from the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
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The Editors: Thomas E. Ryan, an Assistant Professor of German at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, received his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. His book, Hölderlin's Silence, was published in 1988 (Peter Lang Publishing). He has also taught at the University of Arizona at Tucson, the University of Central Arkansas, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the College of Charleston, and the University of Texas.
Denes Monostory, Professor of German at the University of Texas at Arlington since 1966, received his Ph.D. under Wolfgang F. Michael at the University of Texas at Austin in 1963. His book, Der Decameron und die deutsche Prosa des 16. Jahrhunderts, appeared in 1971. He has also taught at Southwestern University at Georgetown from 1959 to 1966.
Denes Monostory, Professor of German at the University of Texas at Arlington since 1966, received his Ph.D. under Wolfgang F. Michael at the University of Texas at Austin in 1963. His book, Der Decameron und die deutsche Prosa des 16. Jahrhunderts, appeared in 1971. He has also taught at Southwestern University at Georgetown from 1959 to 1966.