Anselm Haverkamp
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Anselm Haverkamp is a German
literary critic
. He studied English literature
, philosophy
and history
at the University of Konstanz
and gained his PhD
at the University of Heidelberg in 1975. In 1989, he became Professor of English at New York University
. Since 1996, he has also taught comparative literature
at the European University Viadrina (Frankfurt (Oder)
). Influenced by post-structuralist
thought, Haverkamp wrote several books on the theory of metaphor
. He also published works on Friedrich Hölderlin
, Walter Benjamin
and Jacques Derrida
. He was the secretary-general of the International Walter Benjamin Society.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
literary critic
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
. He studied English literature
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at the University of Konstanz
University of Konstanz
The University of Konstanz is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1966, and the main campus on the Gießberg was opened in 1972. As one of nine German Excellence Universities today University of Konstanz is counted among Germany's most prestigious...
and gained his PhD
PHD
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at the University of Heidelberg in 1975. In 1989, he became Professor of English at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. Since 1996, he has also taught comparative literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
at the European University Viadrina (Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
). Influenced by post-structuralist
Post-structuralism
Post-structuralism is a label formulated by American academics to denote the heterogeneous works of a series of French intellectuals who came to international prominence in the 1960s and '70s...
thought, Haverkamp wrote several books on the theory of metaphor
Metaphor
A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels." Metaphor may also be used for any rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via...
. He also published works on Friedrich Hölderlin
Friedrich Hölderlin
Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin was a major German lyric poet, commonly associated with the artistic movement known as Romanticism. Hölderlin was also an important thinker in the development of German Idealism, particularly his early association with and philosophical influence on his...
, Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish intellectual, who functioned variously as a literary critic, philosopher, sociologist, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist...
and Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria. He developed the critical theory known as deconstruction and his work has been labeled as post-structuralism and associated with postmodern philosophy...
. He was the secretary-general of the International Walter Benjamin Society.
List of publications
- Leaves of Mourning : Hölderlin’s Late Work, with an Essay on Keats and Melancholy. Translated by Vernon Chadwick. Albany: SUNY Press 1996, ISBN 0791427390
- Shakespearean Genealogies of Power, Routledge 2011
- Ed.: Deconstruction Is/In America: A New Sense of the Political. New York: NYU Press 1995, ISBN 0814735185
- Ed.: Memory Inc. New York: ANY 1996.
- Ed.: Walter Benjamin after the 20th C. New York: Cardozo Law School 2004.
- Ed.: Derrida/America. New York: Cardozo Law School 2005
External links
See also
- List of deconstructionists