Rudolf Pannwitz (27 May 1881, Crossen/Oder, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia – 23 March 1969, Astano, Switzerland) was a German writer, poet and philosopher. His thought combined nature philosophy, Nietzsche, an opposition to nihilism and pan-European internationalism:
Life
Pannwitz was educated at the University of Marburg before moving to Berlin to continue studying. Through Gertrud Kantorowicz, a cousin of Ernst Kantorowicz and friend of Georg Simmel, he was introduced to Sabine Lepsius and the poetry of Stefan George. Pannwitz's poem 'Das Totengedicht' [The Poem of the Dead] was published in George's literary magazine, Blätter für die Kunst. George and Nietzsche were lasting influences upon Pannwitz.Pannwitz, Was ich Nietzsche und George danke, 1989 In 1904 Pannwitz cofounded the periodical Charon with Otto zur Linde, co-editing it until 1906. His 1917 book The Crisis of European Culture impressed Hugo von Hofmannsthal, though Hofmannsthal later distanced himself from Pannwitz.Raymond Furness (2000), Zarathustra's children: a study of a lost generation of German writers, pp.17ff.
From 1921 to 1948 Pannwitz lived on the small island of Koločep. In 1968 he received the Gryphius Prize.'Pannwitz, Rudolf', in The Oxford Companion to German Literature, ed. Henry & Mary Garland, 3rd ed., 1997, pp.646-7
Works
Prose Die Erziehung, 1909 Formenkunde der Kirche, 1912 Die Krisis der europäischen Kultur, 1917 Die deutsche Lehre, 1919 Grundriß einer Geschichte meiner Kultur 1886 bis 1906, 1921 Kosmos Atheos, 1926 Die Freiheit der Menschen, 1926 Logos, Eidos, Bios, 1930 Der Ursprung und das Wesen der Geschlechter, 1936 Nietzsche und die Verwandlung des Menschen, 1940 Weg des Menschen, 1942 Das Weltalter und die Politik, 1948 Der Nihilismus und die werdende Welt, 1951 Nach Siebzig Jahren, 1951 Beiträge zu einer europäischen Kultur, 1954
Poetry Prometheus, 1902 Dionysische Tragödien, 1913 Mythen, 1919-1921, In 9 Parts, including Das Kind Aion, Der Elf, Das Lied vom Ehlen, Faustus und Helena, Der Gott, and Logos. Urblick, 1926 Hymnen aus Widars Wiederkehr, 1927 König Laurin, 1956 Wasser wird sich ballen, 1963
References
Further reading Alessandro Gamba, Mondo disponibile e mondo prodotto. Rudolf Pannwitz filosofo, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2007.
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