Emblems of the Passing World: Poems after Photographs by

Emblems of the Passing World: Poems after Photographs by August Sander

August Sanderâ€™s photographic portraits of ordinary people in Weimar Germany inspire this uncanny new collection of poems by one of Americaâ€™s most celebrated writers and critics

Through his portraits of ordinary peopleâ€”soldiers, housewives, children, peasants, and city dwellersâ€”August Sander, the German photographer whose work chronicled the extreme tensions and transitions of the twentieth century, captured a moment in history whose consequences he himself couldnâ€™t have predicted. Using these photographs as a lens, Adam Kirschâ€™s poems connectÂ the legacy of the First World War with the turmoil of the Weimar Republic with moving immediacy and meditative insight, andÂ foreshadow the Nazi era.Â Kirsch writes both urgently and poignantly about these photographs, creating a unique dialogue of word and imageÂ that will speak to all readers interested in history, past and present.
Country USA
Brand Other Press
Manufacturer Other Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 23849129
Color White
ReleaseDate 2015-10-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590517345

Emblems of the Passing World: Poems after Photographs by August Sander