The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht

The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht

A landmark literary event, The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht is the most extensive English translation of Brechtâ€™s poetry to date.
Widely celebrated as the greatest German playwright of the twentieth century, Bertolt Brecht was also, as George Steiner observed, â€œthat very rare phenomenon, a great poet, for whom poetry is an almost everyday visitation and drawing of breath.â€ Hugely prolific, Brecht also wrote more than two thousand poemsâ€•though fewer than half were published in his lifetime, and early translations were heavily censored. Now, award-winning translators David Constantine and Tom Kuhn have heroically translated more than 1,200 poems in the most comprehensive English collection of Brechtâ€™s poetry to date. Written between 1913 and 1956, these poems celebrate Brechtâ€™s unquenchable â€œlove of life, the desire for better and more of it,â€ and reflect the technical virtuosity of an artist driven by bitter and violent politics, as well as by the untrammeled forces of love and erotic desire. A monumental achievement and a reclamation, The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht is a must-have for any lover of twentieth-century poetry.
Country USA
Brand LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer Liveright
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 50988249
ReleaseDate 2018-12-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780871407672

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