The Art of Kunst - Selected Poems, Letters, and Other Writings by Thomas Kunst (Hardcover, New edition)

This book introduces for the first time selected poetry, letters, and other writings by the German writer Thomas Kunst (Leipzig) to the English-speaking world. Given the many prestigious awards the writer has received for his poetry and the originality of his imaginative thinking, the Turkish-German writer Feridun Zaimoglu rightly called Kunst a great poet. Through his immersion in the poetry of Paul Celan, Georg Trakl, Nicolas Born, Thomas Brasch, and several South and North American writers, Thomas Kunst has acquired a distinctive voice and style that rival the most talented writers in Germany today. Music animates his creative writing. What he calls the instrumentation between music and language flows almost effortlessly from his experiences in the world, shaping the multifaceted textures of his writings. Readers will be struck by the author's remarkable clarity of expression, precision, directness, and authenticity. "A poem is a poem for me only when the most ordinary things in it irritate me in the most intense ways." Inner turbulence over the way things are, outer conflict, and the awareness of the ultimate irresolvability of pressing political concerns, everyday experience, knowledge of the classical heritage, and acute aesthetic sensibility unite to provide a unique and challenging reading experience.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	American University Studies, 112
Release date:	2016
First published:	2016
Translators:	Thomas A Kovach
Editors:	Steven D Martinson
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	167
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-3074-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4331-3074-2
Barcode:	9781433130748

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