Christian-Gottlob-Heyne-Preis

"Peter von Oertzen (1924-2008). Eine politische und intellektuelle Biographie"




The life of Peter von Oertzen was shaped by tensions and disruptions. For decades, the politician and scientist was an outstanding personality in Lower Saxony and gained special significance as thought leader and networker in the SPD. This biographical study uses a wide variety of sources in order to work out diverse points of references of the history of ideas, extensive contact networks, cross-organisational strategic debates, and scientific political dynamics. This approach facilitates unusual insights into Germany's political history in general as well as the political left during the 20th century in particular.

"Die Alethia des Claudius Marius Victorius: Bibeldichtung zwischen Epos und Lehrgedicht"




In contrast to most other bible epics of the late antiquity, the Alethia by Claudius Marius Victorius evinces references to the pagan epic, didactic poems as well as to Lukrez in particular. Kuhn-Treichel's work is the first to systematically examine how epic and didactic-poetic elements in Alethia are related and how the work is to be classified according to Christian poetry of the late antiquity. Overall, dependencies and particularities of the Alethia become more visible, illustrating the variety and productiveness of the long neglected genre of bible epics.