Manfred Kridl
Encyclopedia
Manfred Kridl was a Polish
historian
of literature
.
From 1932 Kridl taught at Wilno's Stefan Batory University, where he was an opponent of anti-semitic ghetto-bench
policy. In 1940, during World War II
, Kridl managed to escape from occupied Poland and settled in the United States
. There he taught at Smith College
, then at Columbia University
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
of literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
.
From 1932 Kridl taught at Wilno's Stefan Batory University, where he was an opponent of anti-semitic ghetto-bench
Ghetto benches
Ghetto benches or bench Ghetto was a form of official segregation in the seating of students, introduced in Poland's universities beginning in 1935 at Lwow Polytechnic. By 1937, when this practice became conditionally legalized, most rectors at other higher education institutions had adopted this...
policy. In 1940, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Kridl managed to escape from occupied Poland and settled in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. There he taught at Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
, then at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Works
- Antagonizm wieszczów. Rzecz o stosunku Słowackiego do Mickiewicza, 1925
- Literatura polska w. XIX, 1925
- Główne prądy literatury europejskie. Klasycyzm, romantyzm, epoka poromantyczna, 1931
- Wstęp do badań nad dziełem literackim, 1936
- Literatura Polska, 1945
- Editor, For Your Freedom and Ours (the democratic heritage of Poland)
- A Survey of Polish Literature and Culture, 1956
- A. Mickiewicz – Poet of Poland (with other authors)
- The lyric poems of Juliusz Slowacki (Musagetes; contributions to the history of Slavic literature and culture)
See also
- List of Poles