Selected Poems and Prose by Benn, Gottfried

Selected Poems and Prose (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847771506)

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Selected Poems and Prose by Benn, Gottfried

Selected Poems and Prose

$30.95
Selected Poems and Prose by Benn, Gottfried

Selected Poems and Prose

$30.95
Format: Paperback
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These selections from the esteemed career of Gottfried Benn--one of the most significant German poets of the 20th century--showcase his early, shockingly graphic depictions of human suffering and degradation, as well as the isolation and fragmentation of the human being adrift in a nihilistic world found in his later work. Translator David Paisey presents two selections, of verse and prose respectively, from Benn's large oeuvre, which are ordered chronologically to enable readers to perceive the developments of Benn's art and thought. In an important biographical introduction, Paisey tackles the difficult question of Benn's compliance with the Nazi regime and its impact on his life and work.

Author: Gottfried Benn
ISBN-10: 1847771505
ISBN-13: 9781847771506
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2013
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d
By Gottfried Benn
By Gottfried Benn
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Gottfried Benn was a German writer and poet who began writing in 1912 before his avant-garde poems were censored by Nazis during World War II. David Paisey is a translator who worked as a German specialist in the British Museum Library where he produced its catalog of German books of the 17th century.

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