Talk:Walter Burkert
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I think this might be exaggerated: "He is an impressing polyglot, beeing fluent in about 50 languages." --Wetman 17:43, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
- Since it's unsourced, we can simply delete the claim (I did a spot of google-depth research and found nothing to support the claim). He is a polyglot, but that goes with the field. So sentence removed. --- Charles Stewart 15:27, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
I would actually like to know if there was some truth to that. He surely is a very impressive polyglot; beyond what the field demands. That's an important characteristic, for the avid reader has to keep an eye in editions of his books in many languages to keep updated, since he writes directly in French, Italian and English, and perhaps Spanish. His Die Griechen und der Orient was translated into German from an Italian original.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.50.45.133 (talk • contribs) .
Please read WP:Peacock. Surely Burkert's work can stand for itself, without all this puffery. Septentrionalis 05:18, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
In case you haven't noticed, genius, this is the talk page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.8.17.254 (talk • contribs) .
[edit] Article is a bit panegyrical
Statements like "Walter Burkert (born Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, February 2, 1931), the most eminent living scholar of Greek religion and cults..." are a bit excessive. It's also debatable; what about Fritz Graf? I'd have to agree that the reservations of Septentrionalis apply here. There are many statements out there that Greek Religion is an impressive work; quoting one of them would be a good way of establishing how influential Burkert's scholarship is. --Akhilleus (talk) 04:06, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
- "The best history of Greek religion for this generation"—New York Review of Books. "...the standing of a classic...a marvel of professional scholarship." London Review of Books. If Fritz Graf is among the most eminent living scholars of Greek religion and cults, then the editor's time might be better spent in writing an article on him that characterizes his standing and contribution and lists his major publications. --Wetman 05:39, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
You've read WP:Peacock, right? You don't think that a lead like "Walter Burkert, the most eminent living scholar of Greek religion and cults..." is the kind of thing it talks about? Thanks for the quotes. --Akhilleus (talk) 05:57, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
He *is*, like it or not. He has the standard textwork, and that's the opinion of 99% of his fellows. If you ask Fritz Graf he'll be the first to tell, Burkert is his aknowledged master. The agreement on that should stem from common sense. I'm beginning to get worried with our hellenistic corp of editors. Either undergraduate students are getting an awful education these days, or a lot of dilettantes are feeling too self-assured. 189.13.111.163 20:21, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
What? Still no article on Fritz Graf? Who are the other contenders? Anyone? --Wetman 23:01, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
