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Manfred Zimmermann

From Tolkien Gateway
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]

Bibliography, selected

  • 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)
  • 1982: Mythlore 30
    • "Early Glimpses of Middle-earth"
  • 1983: Mythlore 34
  • 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. Archived profile at the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences website (accessed 12 March 2025)
  4. Digital correspondence between professor Todd Herzog and User:MallornTea