The Penguin Book of German Verse (German Edition)
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ISBN 10: 014058546X ISBN 13: 9780140585469
Published by Penguin, 1988
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Good condition. German & English edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # E09M-01360
Synopsis:
This collection moves from medieval lyrics and ballads to the Protestant hymns of the 16th century, to the great explosion of German literature with Goethe and Schiller, taking in the isolated genius of Hoelderin, and then on to late 19th-century naturalism, the post-World War I expressionists, and several notable poets in this century, including Loerke and Bertolt Brecht. Demonstrating the unusual and exciting way German poetry has evolved, this volume of poems illustrates how, at times, traditions seem to have been lost and then re-created, while many of the poets included here - Weckherlin, Opitz, Klopstock, Goethe, Hoelderin, Rilke, Trakl - seem to start afresh in a way no English poet has done since Chaucer.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Penguin Book of German Verse (German ...
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good