Voices from the Bitter Core - Softcover

Krechel, Ursula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0924047666 ISBN 13: 9780924047664

Verlag: Host Pubns, 2010

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Book by Krechel Ursula

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Reseña del editor:

In this first-ever bilingual edition of "Voices from the Bitter Core," acclaimed German poet Ursula Krechel traces the devastating repercussions of violence and warfare, from the battles of Ancient Greece to the trenches of World War I and the invasions of our current century. Krechel employs a collage technique that blends ancient and modern in an inventive and astute way, mixing quotes taken from military instruction manuals and codes of conduct with the imagined perspectives of historical figures such as Byron and Philoctetes and the anonymous voices of soldiers and civilians. The arbitrariness of violence is juxtaposed with the strikingly rigorous form, with each of the twelve chapters consisting of twelve twelve-line poems. Behind this multiplicity of speakers and techniques, the reader hears a lyrical and monumental voice that distills the essence of war. "Voices from the Bitter Core" is a profound and lasting memorial to the wages of human brutality.

Biografía del autor:

Ursula Krechel was born in 1947 in Trier, Germany. She studied German, theater, and art history, and has taught at various universities. She has published prose, prose, radio plays and essays. She lives in Berlin.

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• Verlag: Host Pubns
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0924047666
• ISBN 13: 9780924047664
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 313