The Hour That Breaks Gottfried Benn: a Biography |
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| Author:
| Travers, Martin |
| ISBN: | 978-3-0343-1098-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $169.40 |
Book Description:
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This is the first biography in English of the major German poet Gottfried Benn (1886-1956). The book focuses both on the key events of Benn's personal and public life, and on his development as a poet. There are detailed discussions of many of his poems, a number of which are translated here for the first time.
This is the first biography in English of the major German poet Gottfried Benn (1886-1956). The book focuses both on the key events of Benn's personal and public life, and on his development as a poet. There are detailed discussions of many of his poems, a number of which are translated here for the first time.