Selected Poems and Prose
Dec 2013 · Carcanet Press Limited
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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.
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...
About the author
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.
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 cen...
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