Stephan Koranyi (13 September 1956 – 11 September 2021) was a German

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 ...

, author, lecturer, and an editor.

Biography

Stephan Koranyi was born in 1956. He studied German

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 ...

, philosophy and

theater studies Theatre studies (sometimes referred to as theatrology or dramatics) is the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psychobiological, sociological, and historical contexts. It is an interdisciplinary field which also e ...

at the

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...

and at the

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

. In 1981 he received a Master of Arts on Goethe's "Campaign in France". Koranyi examined German literature in terms of genre, form, content, and motifs as well as looking at it historically by author and epoch, (especially on

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

). In 1983 his dissertation ''Autobiographik und Wissenschaft im Denken Goethes'' at the Philosophical Faculty of Language and Literature II of the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich was accepted. From 1983 to 1986 Koranyi worked in the Department for Classics Editing at the dtv Verlagsgesellschaft, first as a publishing trainee, then as an editor. Additionally he teached at the

. From October 1986 he was in charge of publishing rights and licences at Reclam. From 1993 to 2017 he also was authorised representative of the publishing house. Additionally he was responsible for editions mainly ot contemporary authors, among others of the Icelandic writer

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and Dutch authors such as

Pieter Steinz Pieter Steinz (6 October 1963 in Rotterdam – 29 August 2016 in Haarlem) was a Dutch journalist, literary critic and non-fiction author. From 2012 to 2015 he was director of the Nederlands Letterenfonds. Bibliography * 1991 ''Meneer Van Dale Wa ...

and

J. Bernlef Hendrik Jan Marsman (14 January 1937 – 29 October 2012), better known by his pen name, J. Bernlef, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its expression. He won numerous ...

Works

In 1985 he was an editor of the novel ''Gabriele'' written by Johanna Schopenhauer and in 1987 he edited the novel ''Laudin und die Seinen'' by

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. Both books were published by German publishing company ''dtv'' (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag). Additionally to his work as lecturer and expert of German Christmas culture he published the following titles: ''Reclams Weihnachtsbuch. Erzählungen, Lieder, Gedichte, Briefe, Betrachtungen. Stuttgart: Reclam'' (1988), ''Weihnachtsgedichte'' (2003); ''Weihnachtszauber Winternacht. Geschichten und Gedichte'' (2005), and ''Und das schönste Fest ist da. Weihnachtliche Gedichte'' (2005), ''Gedichte zur Weihnacht'' (2009), ''Weihnachten. Gedichte'' (2011); ''Fröhliches Fest. Weihnachtsgeschichten'' (2012). Koranyi was in charge of several editions of Wiglaf Droste's works. After Droste's death Koranyi edited ''Tisch und Bett (2020)'', Droste's last poems, at Antje Kunstmann Verlag. Stephan Koranyi died September 11th 2021, two days before his 65th birthday.

Publications (selection)

Publications (as an editor at dtv)

* Johanna Schopenhauer: ''Gabriele.'' Roman. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1985, . * Jakob Wassermann: ''Laudin und die Seinen.'' Roman. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1987, .

Publications (as an editor at Reclam)

* ''Reclams Weihnachtsbuch. Erzählungen, Lieder, Gedichte, Briefe, Betrachtungen.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 1988, . * ''Heiteres darüberstehen. Geschichten und Gedichte zum Vergnügen.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 1990, . * ''Liebe, Liebe, Liebe. Geschichten, Gedichte und Gedanken.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 1991. * ''Weihnachtsgedichte.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, . * ''Weihnachtszauber Winternacht. Geschichten und Gedichte.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2005, . * ''Und das schönste Fest ist da. Weihnachtliche Gedichte.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2005, . * ''Alles Gute. Heitere Geschichten.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2007, . * ''Gedanken sind Kräfte. Bibelworte – Worte zur Bibel.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2007, . * ''Gedichte zur Weihnacht.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2009, . * ''Weihnachten. Gedichte.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2011, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Fröhliches Fest. Weihnachtsgeschichten.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2012, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Immer heiter auf der Leiter. Geschichten.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2013, . * ''Reclams Adeventskalender.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2014, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Gute Tage – schöne Stunden: Feriengeschichten.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2014, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Weihnachtsüberraschung: Geschichten.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2015, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Verspätung! Geschichten für wenn's mal wieder länger dauert.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2015, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Weihnachten auf Besuch.'' Reclam, Stuttgart 2016, . * ''Weihnachtsgedichte.'' Reclam, Ditzingen 2017, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Stille Nacht und Feuerwerk: Geschichten und Gedichte.'' Reclam, Ditzingen 2017, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Reclams Adventskalender.'' Reclam, Ditzingen 2017, . * with Gabriele Seifert: ''Frühling für Fortgeschrittene: Geschichten.'' Reclam, Ditzingen 2017, . * ''Reclams Weihnachtsbuch: Gedichte, Geschichten und Lieder.'' Reclam, Ditzingen 2019, .

Publications (as an editor at Kunstmann)

Wiglaf Droste: ''Tisch und Bett''. Antje Kunstmann Verlag, München 2020, .

References

External links

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Prokurist Dr. Stephan Koranyi
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