Peter Demetz

Peter Demetz (born Petr Demetz; October 21, 1922)[1] is an American literature scholar of Germany and a Sterling Professor emeritus at Yale University, and also a published author. He was formerly the Craig Distinguished Visiting Professor at Rutgers University.[2][3][4][5]

Peter Demetz, 2012

Demetz turned 100 in October 2022.[6][7]

Selected publications
  • 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.[8]
  • Demetz, Peter (2002). Air show at Brescia, 1909. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781429998840.[9][10]
  • 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.[11]

References
  1. Locher, Frances (1977). Contemporary Authors: Includes, Volumes 65-68. Gale. ISBN 9780810300293. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. "A Fairy tale by Grimm Comes to Light". The New York Times. September 28, 1983. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. "Visiting Faculty". rutgers.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. "Peter Demetz". ncsml.org. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. "Demetz, Peter". worldcat.org. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Review of Prague in Black and Gold by Peter Demetz". Kirkus Reviews. 1 July 1997.
  9. Bernstein, Peter (19 November 2002). "Review of The Air Show at Brescia, 1909 by Peter Demetz". The New York Times.
  10. "Review of The Air Show at Brescia, 1909 by Peter Demetz". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 2002.
  11. "Review of Prague in Danger by Peter Demetz". Kirkus Reviews. 22 April 2008.


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