Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Poetic Obituaries: [Frank Borchardt] loved poetry,

and was renowned for expecting his students to memorize German verse. He himself was learning Goethe's Faust by heart during the last months of his life, and recited its Prologue for his colleagues at one of their final gatherings in March.

from Duke University News & Communications: German Studies Professor Frank Borchardt Dies

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