Gert Mattenklott
author
Gert Mattenklott (1942–2009) was a German comparative literature scholar, art philosopher, critic, and essayist. He held several prestigious academic positions, including an ordinarius professorship for Comparative Literature at the Philipps University of Marburg and later at the Free University of Berlin. His research interests were diverse, spanning Judaica, aesthetics, world literature in the context of globalization, and the history of German literature. Mattenklott was a prolific writer who contributed to numerous journals and edited several significant works on art and literature. He is noted for his scholarly contributions to the study of aesthetic opposition and the philosophical dimensions of literary forms.[1]
- comparative literature
- art philosophy
- Judaica
Books
Works by Gert Mattenklott
- 1982 Der übersinnliche Leib. Beiträge zur Metaphysik des Körpers
- 1986 Blindgänger. Physiognomische Essais
- 1987 Berlin Transit. Eine Stadt als Station Co-authored with Gundel Mattenklott.
- 1988 Jüdische Intelligenz in deutschen Briefen. 1619–1988
- 1994 Art Forms in Nature German Edition Compilation of Karl Blossfeldt's work.
- 2004 Ästhetische Erfahrung im Zeichen der Entgrenzung der Künste
- 1968 Melancholie in der Dramatik des Sturm und Drang Dissertation.
- 1970 Bilderdienst. Ästhetische Opposition bei Beardsley und George