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In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon: Poems
Thomas Bernhard
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Description for In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon: Poems
Paperback. Bringing together Thomas Bernhard's second and third books of poetry, this collection contains short, untitled lyrics presenting his early explorations of themes that would continue to preoccupy him in his novels, plays, and other writings - especially his intense ambivalence toward the land and people of Austria and their then-recent Nazi past. Translator(s): Reidel, James. Series: Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
Internationally acclaimed Austrian novelist, playwright, and memoirist Thomas Bernhard (1931-1989) has been compared to Kafka and Beckett, and critics have ranked his novels among the masterpieces of the twentieth century. But in fact he began his career in the 1950s as a poet, publishing three books of well-received verse before turning to fiction. In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon is the first book of his expressionist-like poetry to be published in English. Bringing together Bernhard's second and third books of poetry, the collection's short, untitled lyrics reveal his early explorations of themes that would continue to ... Read more
Internationally acclaimed Austrian novelist, playwright, and memoirist Thomas Bernhard (1931-1989) has been compared to Kafka and Beckett, and critics have ranked his novels among the masterpieces of the twentieth century. But in fact he began his career in the 1950s as a poet, publishing three books of well-received verse before turning to fiction. In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon is the first book of his expressionist-like poetry to be published in English. Bringing together Bernhard's second and third books of poetry, the collection's short, untitled lyrics reveal his early explorations of themes that would continue to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Series
Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691126425
SKU
V9780691126425
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About Thomas Bernhard
Thomas Bernhard is widely considered one of the most important Austrian writers of the twentieth century. Among his best-known works are the novels Gargoyles and Woodcutters and the play Heldenplatz. James Reidel is a poet, translator, and scholar. He is the author of My Window Seat for Arlena Twigg and Other Poems and Vanished Act: The Life and Art of ... Read more
Reviews for In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon: Poems
"For all their acrid elegance, [these poems] are compelling because Thomas Bernhard wrote them... [T]hey ... show how deeply Bernhard, the caustic besmircher of the native nest, was rooted in the soil of his homeland. Every line suggests that his love of it was almost equal to his loathing."
Eric Ormsby, New York Sun
Eric Ormsby, New York Sun