German verse from the 12th to the 20th century in English translation /

This anthology presents in English verse translation a selection of the best of German poetry, together with discussions of the chief authors and literary periods and brief explications of the individual poems. Taking the reader from the Minnesingers' songs of courtly love to Goethe and Rilke,...

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Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Thomas, J. W. (John Wesley), 1916-1999 (ed. and tr.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1963]
Series:University of North Carolina studies in the Germanic languages and literatures ; no. 44.
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Summary:This anthology presents in English verse translation a selection of the best of German poetry, together with discussions of the chief authors and literary periods and brief explications of the individual poems. Taking the reader from the Minnesingers' songs of courtly love to Goethe and Rilke, this volume gives an excellent introduction to eight centuries of German poetry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 162 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:9781469658469
1469658461
9780807880449
0807880442