Helmut Lethen
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Helmut Lethen
Helmut Lethen, born in 1939, taught Modern German Literature at the University of Rostock until 2004. From 2007 to 2016 he was the director of the International Research Centre for Cultural Studies in Vienna. In 2014, he was awarded the Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse for Der Schatten des Fotografen.
Helmut Lethen, born in 1939, taught Modern German Literature at the University of Rostock until 2004. From 2007 to 2016 he was the director of the International Research Centre for Cultural Studies in Vienna. In 2014, he was awarded the Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse for Der Schatten des Fotografen.
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Year of Publication: 2022
Helmut LethenYear of Publication: 2022
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Lorenz Jäger called Helmut Lethen’s 1994 study an »epoch-making work in the discipline of literary studies« in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Using the example of...
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English translation of the original edition available through University of California Press, Turkey (Metis)