Now that the vehicle is taken care of – summer tires, oil, car wash (!) -, that the whole of the appartement is cleaned – the urge was irresistible after coming home from the car cleaning frenzy, the need for ekstasis became unbearable ! – now, I say, it is time to sort in these books I have read since November.
This leaves the to-be-read-pile on the side table alone, so I have a chance to take aim. Now follows in no particular order the list of titles I read since I wrote the last list. Maybe You, venerated reader, may find something interesting that induces Your own reading – then this list (and all its precursors) are warrantable.
FORSTER, Leonard : Kleine Schriften zur deutschen Literatur im 17. Jahrhundert. Amsterdam 1977 (Beihefte zum Daphnis, 1. Auch : DAPHNIS VI/4 (1977))
FORSTER (1913-1997) (Eng. ; obit) was without doubt one of the best we had. I wish I had found his writings (forty years) earlier in my life. He truly understood Baroque literature, and could impart his knowledge. Smiley was one of his students.
Kunst und Kultur in Böhmen, Mähren und Schlesien. Ausstellung im Germanischen National-Museum zu Nürnberg vom 22. Mai bis September 1955. Nürnberg 1955
I know that I read it, especially since it contains an article about Rudolf II. But I forgot everything, so it was not really remarkable, sorry.
ASSUNTO, Rosario : Die Theorie des Schönen im Mittelalter. Köln 1963
ASSUNTO (1915-1994) (Ger.) was a philosopher and art theorist. This book about the theory of beauty in the middle ages may be his internationally best known text. He also developed a theory of landscape, and garden. Still worth a read.
JUNKER, Almut ; STILLE, Eva : Zur Geschichte der Unterwäsche 1700-1960. Eine Ausstellung des Historischen Museums Frankfurt. 28. April bis 28. August 1988. Frankfurt / M. 1988
As the title says, a history of modern underwear, from 1700 to 1960. Very comprehensive. I am very sorry, but I have not found further information about the two editors.
ROWOHLT, Harry ; SOTSCHECK, Ralf : In Schlucken-zwei-Spechte. Harry Rowohlt erzählt Ralf Sotscheck sein Leben von der Wiege bis zur Biege. 2. verb. Aufl. Berlin 2002
ROWOHLT (1945-2015) (Ger., Eng.) does what Rowohlt does best, he tells stories, while this guy Sotscheck (b. 1954) (Ger.) somehow hangs around too. The title is – of course ! – a word play / an allusion with O’Brien’s At Swim-to-Birds.
Harry, we miss you.
ARNOLD, Alfons : RIMPAR. Beiträge zur fränkischen Heimat- und Landes-geschichte, dargestellt am Schicksal seiner Menschen und am Werdegang des Dorfes. II. Teil : Im Schein der Fürstenherrlichkeit. Rimpar 1965
Just one of these local histories I like to read. ARNOLD (1912-1972) was the local teacher (and head of the choral society, Gesangsverein). His three volume history of the village Rimpar (Ger., Eng.) follows the sources, he without doubt knows his materials. But he also takes some liberties. He prefers a sometimes darkish-solemn tone bordering to the unintended funny. Truly loves his village.
HABERKORN, Heinz : Anfänge der Fotografie. Entstehungsbedingungen eines neuen Mediums. Reinbek bei Hamburg, 14.-16.Tsd. 1985
HABERKORN (1943-2011) (Ger.) was a painter, graphic artist, and teacher. He describes the possibilities, surrounding factors, that formed the development of the photographic medium. Still an interesting read.
DICKENS, Charles : Italienische Reise. Aus dem Englischen von Noa Kiepenheuer und Friedrich Mincewitz. Mit einem Nachwort von Werner Hermann. Ohne Ort, ohne Jahr.
Mr DICKENS (1812-1870) (Ger., Eng.) visits Italy, and writes about it : Pictures from Italy, London 1846.
GENDOLLA, Peter : Zeit. Zur Geschichte der Zeiterfahrung. Köln 1992
Nice little essay that deals with ideas of time – mythological time, time as arrow, and finally time as a point. GENDOLLA (born 1950) (Ger.) is a literary scholar.
KOVÁCS, Elisabeth : Der Pabst in Teutschland. Die Reise Pius VI. im Jahre 1782. Wien 1983
It was a major European incidence that Pius VI. (1717-1799) (Ger., Eng.) travelled to Vienna to see the Emperor Joseph II. (1741-1790) (Ger., Eng.). The last meeting between the Emperor and the Pope had taken place roughly 250 years earlier, when Karl V. was crowned emperor in Bologna 1530 (on his birthday) by pope Clemens VII. This time they met on a country road near Neunkirchen. Joseph did some re-organisation of the catholic church in Austria, the Pope did not like it, so they had some discussions about the matter. To no avail. The pope then travelled on to Bavaria, Augsburg, and back home via Tirol.
Elisabteh KOVÁCS (1930-2013) (Ger.) was an Austrian historian, and I think she is the only one who wrote about Pius’ voyage.
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