Karl Heinemann Explained

Karl Heinemann (9 March 1857, in Deutsch-Eylau  - 4 July 1927, in Leipzig) was a German literary historian and philologist.

He studied classical and German philology at the University of Leipzig. From 1882 he taught classes as a gymnasium teacher in Leipzig, receiving the title of professor in 1899. From 1892 onward, he was editor of the publication Blätter für literarische Unterhaltung,^[1] and from 1918 to 1927, he edited the Goethe-Kalender.^[2]

Published works

• Ueber das Hrabanische Glossar (1881)  - About a Hraban glossary.
• Briefe von Goethes Mutter an die Herzogin Anna Amalia (1889)  - Letters from Goethe's mother to the Duchess Anna Amalia.
• Goethes briefe an frau von Stein nebst dem Tagebuch aus Italien (4 volumes, 1894)  - Goethe's letters to Charlotte von Stein, together with the diary from Italy.
• Goethes Leben und Werke (1898)  - Goethe's life and works.
• Goethes Werke (30 volumes, 1901–08)  - Goethe's works.
• Klopstocks leben und werke (1904)  - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's life and works.
• Goethes Mutter : ein Lebensbild nach den Quellen (8th edition, 1909)  - Goethe's mother, a biography according to sources.
• Die deutsche Dichtung, Grundriss der deutschen Literaturgeschichte (1910)  - German poetry, outline of German literary history.
• Die klassische Dichtung der Griechen (1912)  - The classical poetry of the Greeks.
• Die klassische Dichtung der Römer (1914)  - The classical poetry of the Romans.
• Hundert Briefe Goethes : Briefe der Weisheit und Schönheit (1919)  - 100 Goethe letters; Letters of wisdom and beauty.
• Die tragischen gestalten der Griechen in der weltliteratur (1920)  - Tragic figures of the Greeks in world literature.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=rvpot8UPQzYC&dq=%22Heinemann%2C+Karl%22+1857+Deutsch-Eylau&pg=PA457 Meners, Konversations-Lexikon
2. http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98-71590/ Most widely held works by Karl Heinemann
3. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=%22Heinemann,Karl,1857-1927.%22&type=author&inst= HathiTrust Digital Library