Heinz Schlaffer

Heinz Schlaffer studies German language and culture and is an emeritus Professor of Literary Science of the University of Stuttgart. He came out with particularly sensational essays like "Die kurze Geschichte der deutschen Literatur" (The Short History of German Literature).[1] He is married to Hannelore Schlaffer.

Life

Schlaffer received his first Literary Science Professorship at the Philipp's University - Marburg and changed to Stuttgart in 1975. He held the teaching position in that town from 1975 until his emeritus in 2004.

He published numerous Books, among others about Lyrik im Realismus (Poetry in Realism), Der Bürger als Held (The Townspeople as Heroes), aesthetic histories, Goethe's Faust, Poesie und Wissen (Poetry and Knowledge), besides scientific writings like essays and literary criticisms in Tageszeitung.

"Pointierte Urteile und sprachliche Eleganz, Kürze und Würze sind typische Merkmale seiner Bücher, die keinen akademischen Jargon benötigen." (Trenchant opinions and linguistic elegance, short and sweet and the typical characteristics of his books which need no academic jargon.)

Alexander Camman in the Tageszeitung (Taz) on April 5, 2008

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