Contemporary Austrian writings / edited by Ingo R. Stoehr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stoehr, Ingo Roland.

Series:

German library ; v. 74.

The German library ; v. 74

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Austrian literature--20th century--Translations into English.

Austrian literature.

Austrian literature--21st century--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

xiv, 282 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Continuum, 2007.

Language Note:

Poetry English and German on facing pages; prose and theatre pieces in English.

Summary:

This anthology, which completes in order of publication The German Library in 100 Volumes, surveys a diversity of styles and approaches in Austrian literature. The works chosen are intended as a snapshot of the contemporary Austrian literary scene, inviting readers to explore distinctive trends in poetry, prose, and drama today-including a generous selection by recent Nobel Laureate Elfriede Jelinek. This collection is selected and introduced by Ingo R. Stoehr, editor of the acclaimed bilingual literary magazine Dimension.

Contents:

Poetry

H. C. Artmann

Now it depends / Michael P. Elzay 2

Ernst Jandl

Something on the floor / Laura A. Lindgren 6

Good clothing / Laura A. Lindgren 6

The yellow dog / Laura A. Lindgren 8

Rediscovered / Laura A. Lindgren 8

According to the old custom / Laura A. Lindgren 8

Remaining / Laura A. Lindgren 10

Correspondence / Michael Hamburger 10

Records / Michael Hamburger 10

Friederike Mayrocker

Buried Face / Christopher Middleton 14

My Mother with Her Open Arms / Christopher Middleton 14

Am Now in a Dirtier Mood / Christopher Middleton 16

Sideboard, Still Life in the Morning / Christopher Middleton 16

Seraphim, or Before a Journey / Christopher Middleton 16

Night Not Gone, Not Going Into / Christopher Middleton 18

Domestic Schrine: Hieronymus Bosch / Christopher Middleton 18

Michael Donhauser

Twelve Haiku / Ingo R. Stoehr 20

Alfred Kolleritsch

Toward the End / Christian Rogowksi 24

Tautology / Christian Rogowski 24

In the World / Christian Rogowski 24

Leavetaking / Christian Rogowski 26

No Path / Christian Rogowski 28

16 / Christian Rogowski 30

17 / Christian Rogowski 30

35 / Christian Rogowski 30

The Circle / Ingo R. Stoehr 32

Lost / Ingo R. Stoehr 34

Language / Ingo R. Stoehr 34

Of Lips / Ingo R. Stoehr 34

Remembrance / Ingo R. Stoehr 34

Insight / Ingo R. Stoehr 36

Raoul Schrott

Physical Optics I / Iain Galbraith 38

The Invention of the Alphabet II / Iain Galbraith 40

A History of Writing VI / Iain Galbraith 40

Twilight Phenomena II / Iain Galbraith 42

Figures II-The Aglaurids / Iain Galbraith 44

Isaac Newton-Principia / Iain Galbraith 44

On the Sublime VIII / Iain Galbraith 44

Wildspitze / Iain Galbraith 46

La Zisa / Iain Galbraith 46

Tropic of Capricorn / Iain Galbraith 48

Drama

Elfriede Jelinek

Clara S.: A Musical Tragedy / Ken Moulden 53

Prose

Thomas Bernhard

Is It a Comedy? Is It a Tragedy? / A. Leslie Willson 101

Barbara Frischmuth

The Waters of Love / Gerald Chapple, James B. Lawson 108

Norbert Gstrein

From The Honorary Consul / Harald Becker 113

Children of the Dead-Prologue and Epilogue / Louise E. Stoehr 119

Gert Jonke

Thunderbolts of Cloth / Louise E. Stoehr 128

Michael Kohlmeier

From Telemachus / A. Leslie Willson 131

From Kalypso / Kathryn Ott, Bjorn Freitag 137

Peter Rosei

From Case Pending / Ruth Gross 146

From Out of the Future / Scott G. Williams 151

Michael Scharang

From The Last Judgment of Michelangelo Spatz / Ingrid Lansford 156

Joseph Zoderer

From The Turtle Festival / Harald Becker 164

Josef Haslinger

Migratory birds / Eugene Sampson 169

Robert Menasse

Long Time No See / Genese Grill 187

Gerhard Roth

Winterreise / Joachim Neugroschel 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0826415083

9780826415080

0826415091

9780826415097

OCLC:

76064732

Publisher Number:

9780826415080

9780826415097