Elise Riesel (born Elise Grün) or also Eliza Genrichovna Rizel (born 12 October 1906 in Vienna; died 28 September 1989 in Moscow), was an Austrian linguist.[1]
Elise Riesel | |
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| Born | 12 October 1906 |
| Died | 28 September 1989 (aged 82) |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist |
| Sub-discipline | Stylistics |
Life edit
Riesel was born to medical doctor Heinrich Grün and music teacher Matilde Grün, née Goldstein. Riesel was Jewish. In 1932 she married Josef Riesel, an engineer.[1]
Education and career edit
Riesel finished high school in Vienna in 1925.[1] In 1930, she completed a PhD in philosophy at the University of Vienna. Following the Austrian Civil War, Riesel moved to the Soviet Union.[2] In 1945, she briefly returned to Vienna and taught at the university there, before returning to Moscow.[3] In 1963 she was awarded the F.-C.-Weiskopf prize.[4] She was also awarded the Ehrennadel in Gold.[1] Riesel retired in 1982.[1]
Riesel is known for her contributions to functional stylistics.[5]
Publications edit
- Riesel, Elise. 1959. Stilistik der deutschen Sprache. Moskau: Verlag für fremdsprachige Literatur
- Riesel, Elise. 1929. Das neulateinische Drama der Protestanten in Deutschland vom Augsburger Religionsfrieden bis zum Dreißigjährigen Krieg. Diss. Wien.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e König, Christoph; Wägenbaur, Birgit (2011). Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800-1950. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1498.
- ^ "Digitool Viewer". digital.cjh.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Mailath-Pokorny, Andreas. "Wissenschaftsbericht der Stadt Wien 2011" (PDF). pp. 60–61. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-07-27.
- ^ "F.-C. Weiskopf Prize". www.adk.de. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Herrmann, J. Berenike; van Dalen-Oskam, Karina; Schöch, Christof (2015). "Revisiting style, a key concept in literary studies". Journal of Literary Theory. 9 (1): 25–52.