Manfred Zimmermann

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Manfred Zimmermann
Biographical information
EducationPhD from the University of Marburg, Germany
OccupationAuthor, professor, lecturer
LocationCincinnati, Ohio (US)
Germany

Dr. phil. Manfred Zimmermann is a retired German professor and lecturer.

In 1978 Zimmermann completed his doctorate in German Philology at the University of Marburg,[1] where he worked as a Lecturer at the Institute for Medieval German Philology.[2] He then worked for over 20 years as an Associate Professor for Medieval German Studies at the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Cincinnati[3] until his retirement in 2014.[4]

Articles (Tolkien-related selection)[edit | edit source]

  • 1981: Mythlore 28
    • "Rendering of Tolkien's Alliterative Verse"
    • "Tolkien: A German view" (review of J.R.R. Tolkien: "Fantasy Literature" als Wunscherfulling und Weltdeutung by Dieter Petzold)
  • 1983: Mythlore 34
    • "The Origin of Gandalf and Josef Madlener"
  • 1985: Mythlore 41
    • "Miscellaneous Remarks on Gimli and on Rhythmic Prose"
  • 1988: Mittelalter-Rezeption III. Gesammelte Vorträge des Symposions‚ Mittelalter, Massenmedien, neue Mythen
    • "Mittelalter in Mittelerde"
  • 1988: Translations of "The Hobbit" Reviewed (Quettar Special Publication 2)
    • "The Hobbit in Germany"
  • 1991: Mythlore 66
    • "Letter"

References

  1. Manfred Zimmermann: Die Sterzinger Miszellaneen-Handschrift, Göppingen 1980 (preface)
  2. Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur 111 (1982), p. 145
  3. Manfred Zimmermann at http://www.artsci.uc.edu/[former link]
  4. Digital correspondence between professor Todd Herzog and User:MallornTea