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Und einem aufmerksamen Leser, der seinen Blick darüber hinaus weiten möchte, kann über die juristische Zeitgeschichte hinaus sich im Zusammenhang mit der Radikalisierung der politischen Auseinandersetzungen in West-Berlin ab 1968 nach der Devise "historia nocet" die Gefahr solcher Konflikte für eine intakte Zivilgesellschaft bewusst werden. Januar 1933 verschaffen will, dem sei etwa die Lektüre der nach der "Machtübernahme" erschienen Hefte der JW empfohlen, die zeigen, wie sich der Verlag, wie Rebenich - wohl gut begründet - bemerkte, den Nazis an den Hals geworfen hat. Sein als Jurist wohl folgenreichstes und bis heute über Berlin hinaus bedeutsamstes Engagement galt wohl der Vertretung Otto Schilys, nachdem der Ermittlungsrichter am BGH auf Antrag der Bundesanwaltwaltschaft Schily von der Verteidigung der RAF-Terroristin Gudrun Ensslin ausgeschlossen hatte. Von der "Macht der Ohnmächtigen" (V. Havel) hatte immerhin Wesel noch zuvor am Beispiel von Bertold Beitz berichtet, der in der Nazi-Zeit Hunderten von Juden das Leben gerettet hatte (S. 139). [Extracted from the article]

Approaches equivalent to philology developed in different textual traditions. While Chinese scholarship, especially as it developed since the seventeenth century, has long been described as being similar to European philology, no comparative study of the European and Chinese practices has been undertaken yet. This article compares philological texts from China and Germany written in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and shows that there is a significant overlap between the two: in both traditions, one finds challenges to the idea of a recoverable urtext, detailed examinations of the layer structure of received texts, and a focus on lexical analysis. These questions are constitutive of two of the most important traditions of philology, and their emergence can be explained as a reaction to extended histories of textual transmission. This comparative study therefore helps us refine how we characterize philology and builds toward a global research framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In The Birth of Tragedy, Nietzsche, starting from the Satyr chorus and the original phenomenon of drama with a connection to his own aesthetic experience, offered a provocative aesthetic explanation of the origin and the development of tragedy. Tragedy, according to Nietzsche, originated from the Dithyramb and evolved in the form of "Dionysian chorus heading towards Apollo." The chorus, in which the tragic effect of "metaphysical comfort" was embodied, enabled tragedy to engage in the existence of Greek as a kind of primitive aesthetic experience. As the musical spirit of the chorus diminished, tragedy gradually declined. Nietzsche attempted to revive the tragic spirit via chorus and music, and to complete a "grafting" of the Greek tradition in modern Germany. By tracing and reinterpreting the Satyr chorus, Nietzsche completed the outline of the development of tragedy and revaluation of the classical philology, and placed art on a superior position to truth from the standpoint of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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An article published in the news magazine Der Spiegel at the beginning of 2017 once again triggered a discussion about the so-called crisis in German studies. This discussion will be taken as an opportunity to reflect on the argumentative strategies and patterns associated with the topos of crisis. Particular attention will be paid to the fact that German studies in German-speaking countries, and especially in Germany, apparently still think in terms of national philology and hardly take note of the situation of German studies in the ›rest of the world‹. If only recently a lack of willingness on the part of German-speaking Germanists to take up initiatives for a professional bi- and multilaterally organized dialogue was registered with concern, it is high time to problematize this fact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To answer the question as to the relation of the idea of Bildung and the historical and genealogical critique of contemporary culture, this article takes a detour through nineteenth-century German thought to recall the primary ideas, institutions, and processes such as the university, knowledge/scholarship (Wissenschaft), humanity, and humaneness as well as related ideas and values, as theorized by Wilhelm von Humboldt. In a second step, it traces the critique leveled at neo-humanism by Friedrich Nietzsche who argues that the higher education system during the Second Empire achieved the exact opposite of what was originally intended. Finally, it draws some conclusions with an eye to the present situation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As cumulative forms, anthologies pose aesthetic challenges. They lack typical 'artwork' features and thus leave it unclear how to read the multitude of texts they present. Ludwig Tieck responds to these challenges by accompanying his anthology of courtly love songs, Minnelieder aus dem Schwäbischen Zeitalter (1803), with a complex poetics of reading. His famous preface to the collection instructs the reader to combine two modes of reading: one that is fluid and aims at emotional involvement, and another that is repetitive, meticulous, and focused on detail. These blended modes of reading, Tieck claims, yield enriched aesthetic effects and lend the anthology artwork status. His editing practices support this poetics of reading. The material features of the anthology as print medium (typeface, page layout, etc.) increase the reading flow, yet at the same time Tieck's translations from medieval into modern German contain moments of resistance that keep the reader attentive. Tieck's twofold mode became an influential model in the development of philological reading practices around 1800. Rather than approaching his Minnelieder edition as an instance of a 'revival' of medieval poetry, this article emphasises Tieck's contribution to the history of reading. It profiles the Romantic editor as a modern media practitioner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with the negotiations concerning the appointment to the Chair of German Philology in Würzburg, drawing on the correspondence, held in the State Archive Basel-Stadt, between the historian Franz Xaver Wegele and the Basel-based philologist, Wilhelm Wackernagel, in 1868. Wegele used Wackernagel’s support to promote the cause of Matthias Lexer, then in Nürnberg, who finally was appointed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study aims to clarify the relations between the philological scene in Bohemia and Berlin as a centre of certain "transfer of knowledge", and attempts to outline the academic atmosphere in Berlin (the trends, potential stimuli, changes of institutional background) that the Czech philologists entered into in the years 1878-1886. Thence the attention is focused on the years 1874-1877 when the Germanist Ernst Martin worked in Prague, also as a mentor of several scholars that in later years contributed to the exploration of the history of German letters in Bohemia -- namely Wendelin Toischer (he resided in Berlin at the end of the 1870s). The study observes the key significance of Karl Müllenhoff and Wilhelm Scherer for the orientation of the branch / field of study with a particular set of instructions, rules, techniques and expectations. The emanation of his influence in the environment of Prague was undoubtedly connected with the staffing of chairs for German philology at the joint and, later on, German university in the city. The crucial person of German-speaking philological community in Prague was Johann von Kelle who also supervised the scholarly growth of the Germanist Arnošt Kraus who spent a semester in Berlin in 1882/1883; Jakob Minor worked in Prague for some years, later on he was replaced by August Sauer. The exposition is concluded by the portrayal of the shock aroused by the death of Wilhelm Scherer (in the summer of 1886). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A more globalized concept of culture and the tsunami of information made available by the digital revolution call for new reading practices. The emerging discipline of World Literature is an attempt to create such practice, but one that would seem to have very little place in it for the highly specialized skills that define philology, the closest of all close reading strategies. It is this tension that has sparked several calls for a 'return to philology.' A historical overview of the Golden Age of classical philology in Germany (1777-1872) suggests that the skills that have defined the profession all over the globe from earliest times are still valuable, but in future can best be employed only in cooperation with scholars having other competencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A PhD literature review in the field of two-way immersion (TWI) education revealed that German TWI programmes are hardly ever mentioned in English-language publications. There have been several TWI programmes in Germany since the 1960s with an increase in number and language combinations since the 1990s. This article provides an overview of German TWI programmes and literature for an English-language audience and summarises relevant research evidence. Combining evidence from Germany and elsewhere, I argue on the one hand that TWI education is likely to have linguistic and sociocultural benefits, and on the other hand that no conclusions of effectiveness should be drawn before at least six to eight years of TWI education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article presents information about the relations between the development of a school of philology in 19th century Leipzig, Germany, and Slavic language studies completed by German philologist August Leskien. Statistics are given regarding subjects Bulgarian university students pursued between 1879 and 1899 at the University of Leipzig. Descriptions of August Leskien's role as professor of Bulgarian language studies are provided, and it is noted that the university's philology faculty influenced other European language studies departments. Notable students who worked with Leskien are listed, including Baudouin de Courtenay, Alexander Brückner, and Olaf Broch.

An interview is presented with Reinhold F. Glei, professor of classical and Middle Latin philology at the University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany. Glei sees philosophy as a part of philosophy and discusses his interest in the interaction between the Abrahamist religious tradition, Islam, and Christianity. He also comments on the BA/MA program of university studies.

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Beginning with negative formulations found in many lyric poems, this essay argues that poetry in general skeptically distances the speaking voice from the authorial perspective, even in poems that have been taken to express direct personal feeling. German Romantic examples (Wilhelm Moller's "Der Neugierige" as set by Franz Schubert, Goethe's "Meeresstille," and Joseph von Eichendorff's "Mittagsruh") are featured, with the intent of suggesting a general account of the lyric voice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Argues that the partitioning of literature written in German into a more traditional group is based on the use of different theoretical approaches as they are applied in readings of purportedly different literatures. Critical reception of "migrantenliterature," or German literature written by authors not born in Germany; Cultural aspects of the texts; Critics' argument that such positioning places the texts in a predetermined context, without much regard to aesthetic features.

The article presents updates on education. A meeting will be held by high school teachers at Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois. The National Convention in the state caused the postponement of a meeting to be held by the Illinois State Principals' Association. A principal of the Ottawa high school will study philology in Germany.