Poetic fragments / Karoline von Gunderrode (Tian) ; Translated and with Introductory Essays by Anna C. Ezekiel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Günderode, Karoline von, 1780-1806, author.

Contributor:

Ezekiel, Anna C., translator.

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy.

SUNY series in contemporary Continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry--History and criticism.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages).

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : Sunny Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second collection of writings by the German poet, dramatist, and philosopher Karoline von Günderrode (1780–1806), Poetic Fragments was published in 1805 under the pseudonym "Tian." Günderrode's work is an unmined source of insight into German Romanticism and Idealism, as well as into the reception of Indian, Persian, and Islamic thought in Europe. Anna C. Ezekiel's introductions highlight the philosophical significance of the texts, demonstrating their radical and original consideration of the nature of the universe, death, religion, power, and gender roles. The dramas "Hildgund" and "Muhammad, the Prophet of Mecca" are two of Günderrode's most important works for her accounts of agency, recognition, and the status of women. The three poems included in the collection, "Piedro," "The Pilgrims," and "The Kiss in the Dream," represent the wide range of forms in which Günderrode wrote. They reflect themes of erotic longing and union with the divine, and point to her radical reimagining of death. This bilingual English-German edition is the first volume of Günderrode's work to appear in English, and will help unearth this rich, complex, and innovative writer for English readers.

Contents:

The work of Karoline von Günderrode Hildgund

Introduction to Hildgund

Piedro, The pilgrims, and The kiss in the dream

Introduction to Piedro, The pilgrims, and The kiss in the dream

Piedro

The pilgrims

The kiss in the dream

Muhammad, the prophet of Mecca

Introduction to Muhammad, the prophet of Mecca

Muhammad, the prophet of Mecca.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438461991

1438461992