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Laurence Kitching
(May 1, 1937鈥揇ecember 23, 2024)
Areas of interest
Development of German-language theatre in Germany and the Baltic, and Vancouver and Canada; Bertolt Brecht's literary adaptations; German literary history; Baltic studies; poetry of Jaan Kaplinski; and German-Estonian literary relations.
Education
- PhD, German Literature, Indiana University
- MA, German and French Literature
- BA (Honours), French and German
Biography
Laurence Kitching completed his PhD dissertation in 1973 on "Brecht's Adaptation of J.M.R. Lenz's Hofmeister." He was fluent in English, German, and French, and spoke and understood basic Estonian and Swedish. Prior to retirement, he taught German literature in English, Ibsen's drama, Scandinavian narrative, and German literature and civilization in German at SFU.