Sigurd Burckhardt Manuscripts, 1955 - 1969

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Sigurd Burckhardt Manuscripts, 1955 - 1969

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Manuscripts (1955-1969) of Sigurd Burckhardt, literary scholar specializing in Shakespeare, Goethe, and Kleist, and founding member of the University of California, San Diego, Literature Department. Burckhardt published widely in German and English literary journals, and taught at both Ohio State University and the University of California, San Diego. Materials include published and unpublished essays and articles, reprint copies, chapbooks, drafts, relevant notes, Burckhardt's dissertation entitled "Sprache als Gestalt in Goethes Blankversdramen", SHAKESPEAREAN MEANINGS, and a transcript of Michael Kohlhaas. The collection consists of two series: 1) MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPTS, and 2) BOOK-LENGTH STUDIES.

1.00 linear feet; (3 archives boxes.)

eng,

University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

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