Edmund Goetze (26 September 1843,

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

– 18 June 1920, Dresden) was a German

literary historian The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/listener/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques ...

and

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

. He studied

philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and writing, written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defin ...

and

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

at the

University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 Decemb ...

(1864–1868), where his instructors were

Georg Curtius Georg Curtius (April 16, 1820August 12, 1885) was a German philologist and distinguished comparativist. Biography Curtius was born in Lübeck, and was the brother of the historian and archeologist Ernst Curtius. After an education at Bonn and B ...

Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl (6 April 1806 – 9 November 1876) was a German scholar best known for his studies of Plautus. Biography Ritschl was born in Großvargula, in present-day Thuringia. His family, in which culture and poverty were hereditar ...

Johannes Overbeck Johannes Adolph Overbeck (27 March 1826 – 8 November 1895) was a German archaeologist and art historian. Biography Overbeck was born in Antwerp. He was son-in-law to zoologist Georg August Goldfuss (1782-1848), and was father-in-law to anthropo ...

and

Friedrich Zarncke Hermann Georg Fiedler (28 April 1862 – 10 April 1945) was a German scholar, who became Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature at the University of Oxford (1907–37). He was previously lecturer in German at Mason College (which ...

. He spent most of his career at the ''Kadettenhaus'' in the

Wackerbarth-Palais The Wackerbarth Palace, also known as the Dresdener Ritterakademie (German for "Knight's Academy of Dresden"), was a palace in Dresden, Germany, built between 1723 and 1729, under the supervision of architect Johann Christoph Knöffel (1686-1752). ...

in Dresden, serving as a professor (1871–1895) and as a director (1895–1909). He was editor of various works composed by the 16th century

meistersinger A (German for "master singer") was a member of a German guild for lyric poetry, composition and unaccompanied art song of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The Meistersingers were drawn from middle class males for the most part. Guilds The '' ...

Hans Sachs Hans Sachs (5 November 1494 – 19 January 1576) was a German ''Meistersinger'' ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright, and shoemaker. Biography Hans Sachs was born in Nuremberg (). As a child he attended a singing school that was held in the churc ...

. After the death of

Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, t ...

professor,

Karl Goedeke Karl Friedrich Ludwig Goedeke (15 April 1814 – 28 October 1887) was a German historian of literature, an author, and a professor. He was born at Celle and was educated at Göttingen (1833-1838), where he attended lectures by Jacob Grimm, with w ...

, he edited "''Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen''" (Outline on the history of German literature from its sources).

Selected bibliography

* Hans Sachs: "''Werke''", edited by

Adelbert von Keller Adelbert von Keller (5 July 1812 – 13 March 1883) was a German philologist. Biography He was born at Pleidelsheim, and educated at the University of Tübingen, where, after study at Paris, he became Privatdozent and assistant librarian (1835) ...

, 26 volumes, Laupp,

Tübingen Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in thr ...

(Drucker) 1870–1908. ** Volume 13 (1880) and 14 (1882), edited by Keller and Goetze. ** Volume 15 (1885) to 26 (1908), edited by Goetze. * "''Monographie über den Meistersänger Adam Puschman von Görlitz. Nebst Beiträgen zur Geschichte des deutschen Meistergesanges''", 1877 – Monograph on the meistersinger Adam Puschman of

Görlitz Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, :de:Ostlausitzer Mundart, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and ...

. * Hans Sachs: "''Sämtliche Fastnachtspiele''" (All carnival games) in chronological order according to the originals, 7 volumes, Niemeyer,

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anh ...

1880–1887. * "''Hans Sachs''", by Edmund Goetze; drawings by Peter Halm,

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...

: Buchner, 1890. * "''Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen''", by Karl Goedeke. (Second, brand new edition. volumes 4–10; After the death of the author, in conjunction with specialist scholars, continued by Edmund Goetze. Ehlermann, Dresden 1891–1913. * "''Goethe und Hans Sachs''", 1895. * Hans Sachs: "''Sämtliche Fabeln und Schwänke''" (All fables and anecdotes) edited by Edmund Goetze and Carl Drescher, Niemeyer, Halle an der Saale, 1913. * "''Ein Volks-Fest im Schwarzwald Großes Festspiel''", 1920.WorldCat Search
published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goetze, Edmund 1843 births 1920 deaths Writers from Dresden Leipzig University alumni German literary historians German philologists German male non-fiction writers