After Every War: Twentieth-Century Women Poets

by Eavan Boland

Book Overview

They are nine women with much in common--all German speaking, all poets, all personal witnesses to the horror and devastation that was World War II. Yet, in this deeply moving collection, each provides a singularly personal glimpse into the effects of war on language, place, poetry, and womanhood.

After Every War is a book of translations of women poets living in Europe in the decades before and after World War II: Rose Ausl nder,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691127794
• ISBN13: 9780691127798
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.2"