The Gallows Songs - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Christian Morgenstern, Max Knight (Translator), Samuel Titan (Introduction by)Publish date:7/29/2025Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review of BooksISBN-13:9781681379456ISBN-10:1681379457UPC:9781681379456Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:German, Death, Grief, LossSize:6.90 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCA729SX0K
The Gallows Songs
A collection of dazzling, playful, and linguistically inventive poetry by one of Germany's finest writers, in a classic translation that honors the author's amazing verbal acrobatics. Christian Morgenstern's The Gallows Songs are some of the most delightful and imaginative creations of twentieth-century German poetry. Composed originally after an outing Morgenstern took with his friends to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review of BooksISBN-13:9781681379456ISBN-10:1681379457UPC:9781681379456Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:German, Death, Grief, LossSize:6.90 x 5.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCA729SX0K
Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914) was a German poet, writer, and translator born in Munich. He worked as a journalist in Berlin, and spent much of his life traveling through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Most famous for his humorous and dreamlike poetry, he was also a translator of the works of Ibsen and Strindberg. Max Knight (1909-1993) was a Jewish writer, editor, and translator. Born in...
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