The Meridian: Final Version--Drafts--Materials

by Paul Celan

Book Overview

Originally presented as a speech to the German Academy for Language and Poetry on the occasion of Celan's acceptance of the Georg B chner Prize for literature, The Meridian is one of, if not the most important poetological statement of the second half of the twentieth century. Much more than a personal statement or occasional piece, it is a meditation on the state of poetry and art in general and a rigorous attempt to account for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804739528
• ISBN13: 9780804739528
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"