Selected Poems and Fragments (Penguin Classics)

Selected Poems and Fragments (Penguin Classics)

Friedrich HÃ¶lderlin (1770-1843) is now recognized as one of Europeâ€™s supreme poets. He first found his true voice in the epigrams and odes he wrote when transfigured by his love for the wife of a rich banker. He later embarked on an extraordinarily ambitious sequence of hymns exploring cosmology and history, from mythological times to the discovery of America and his own era. The â€™Canticles of Nightâ€™, by contrast, include enigmatic fragments in an unprecedented style, which anticipates the Symbolists and Surrealists. Together the works collected here show HÃ¶lderlinâ€™s use of Classical and Christian imagery and his exploration of cosmology and history in an attempt to find meaning in an uncertain world.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140424164
Model 9780140424164
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 1998-09-01
UnitCount 1
Format Abridged
EANs 9780140424164

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