The work of poet Georg Trakl, a leading Austrian-German
expressionist, has been praised by many, including his
contemporaries Rainer Maria Rilke and Else Lasker-Schuler, as well
as his patron Ludwig Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein famously wrote that
while he did not truly understand Trakl's poems, they had the tone
of a "truly ingenious person," which pleased him.A Skeleton Plays
Violin comprises the final volume in a trilogy of works by Trakl
published by Seagull Books. This selection gathers Trakl's early,
middle, and late work, none of it published in book form during his
lifetime. The work here ranges widely, from his haunting prose
pieces to his darkly beautiful poems documenting the first bloody
weeks of World War I on the Eastern Front. Book Three of Our Trakl
the series that began with Trakl's first book Poems and his
posthumously published Sebastian Dreaming also includes
translations of unpublished poems and significant variants.
Interpolated throughout this comprehensive and chronological
selection is a biographical essay that provides more information
about Trakl's gifted and troubled life, especially as it relates to
his poetry, as well as the necessary context of his relationship
with his favorite sibling, his sister Grete, whose role as a muse
to her brother is still highly controversial. Trakl's life was
mysterious and fascinating, a fact reflected in his work. A
Skeleton Plays Violin should not be missed.
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