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German 20th Century Poetry

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title German 20th Century Poetry
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Reinhold Grimm
Edited by Irmgard Hunt
SeriesGerman Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780826413123
ClassificationsDewey:831.9108
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 1 May 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This collection features a cogent introduction and includes representative poems by some 60 modern poets, including Ingeborg Bachmann, Gottfried Benn, Berthold Brecht, Paul Celan, Gnnter Eich, Gnnter Grass, Georg Heym, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Franz Kafka, Gnnter Kunert, Gertrud Kolmar, Friederike Mayr cker, Rainer Maria Rilke, Nelly Sachs, and many others.

Author Biography

Reinhold Grimm is on the board of The Germany Library and lives in Riverside, CA. Irmgard Hunt is a poet and teaches at Colorado State University, Fort Collins.

Reviews

"As one would expect, the quality of the translations is universally of the highest order....there is no uniformity of style, technique, or methodology. This is, I think, one of the collection's strong points." --Trans-Lit, Summer & Winter 2002