Peter Demetz | |
|---|---|
 Demetz in 2012 | |
| Born | October 21, 1922 |
| Died | April 2024 (aged 101) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, professor, author |
| Notable work | Marx, Engels, and the Poets: Origins of Marxist Literary Criticism (1967), Prague in black and gold: scenes from the life of a European city (1997), Air show at Brescia, 1909 (2002), Prague in danger: the years of German occupation, 1939-45: memories and history, terror and resistance, theater and jazz, film and poetry, politics and war (2008) |
Peter Demetz (born Petr Demetz, October 21, 1922 – April 2024) was an American scholar of German literature and a Sterling Professor at Yale University, and also a published author. He was also the Craig Distinguished Visiting Professor at Rutgers University.[1][2][3][4]
Demetz was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on October 21, 1922.[5] He turned 100 in October 2022,[6][7] and died in April 2024, at the age of 101.[8]
Selected publications[edit]
- Demetz, Peter (1967). Marx, Engels, and the Poets: Origins of Marxist Literary Criticism. Translated by Sammons, Jeffrey L. (Revised ed.). Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press.
- Demetz, Peter (1997). Prague in black and gold : scenes from the life of a European city. Macmillan. ISBN 9780809016099.[9]
- Demetz, Peter (2002). Air show at Brescia, 1909. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781429998840.[10][11]
- Demetz, Peter (2008). Prague in danger : the years of German occupation, 1939-45 : memories and history, terror and resistance, theater and jazz, film and poetry, politics and war. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781429930352.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "A Fairy tale by Grimm Comes to Light". The New York Times. September 28, 1983. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Visiting Faculty". rutgers.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Peter Demetz". ncsml.org. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Demetz, Peter". worldcat.org. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ Locher, Frances (1977). Contemporary Authors: Includes, Volumes 65-68. Gale. ISBN 9780810300293. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Teetz, Kristian (14 October 2022). "100. Geburtstag von Peter Demetz: "Ich habe mehrere Heimaten"" [100th birthday of Peter Demetz: "I have multiple homelands"]. RND (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Fleckenstein, Jutta (21 October 2022). "Peter Demetz – Seine Münchner Jahre" [Peter Demetz - His years in Munich]. Jewish Museum Munich (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Ivry, Benjamin (30 April 2024). "How a Jewish son of Prague became a 101-year-old historian of human ideals". Forward. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Review of Prague in Black and Gold by Peter Demetz". Kirkus Reviews. 1 July 1997.
- ^ Bernstein, Peter (19 November 2002). "Review of The Air Show at Brescia, 1909 by Peter Demetz". The New York Times.
- ^ "Review of The Air Show at Brescia, 1909 by Peter Demetz". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 2002.
- ^ "Review of Prague in Danger by Peter Demetz". Kirkus Reviews. 22 April 2008.
