Consistency of Phenotype

A Study of Gottfried Benn's Views on Lyric Poetry

von Angelika Manyoni

336 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This study attempts a fresh look at Gottfried Benn's poetics. It argues for, and demonstrates the value of, a close contextual analysis that takes account of Benn's idiosyncratic habit of expression. A representative selection of critical and literary works written by Benn between 1910 and 1956 is discussed, in order to show how his views on poetry developed to form a consistent pattern of thought, one rooted in the German poetic tradition and pointing beyond its own time to the present day.

• Reihe: American University Studies
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein 1900 bis 2000
• ISBN: 9780820400112
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.1983
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York