On life, death, and this and that of the rest
the Frankfurt lectures on poetics ; [The Swiss list]
Autor*in: Widmer, Urs
Reihe: The Swiss list
Jahr: 2013
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 129 S.
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- The Lectures on Poetics Series at the University of Frankfurt VI has hosted many illustrious speakers at its lectern, including Ingeborg Bachmann, Theodor Adorno, and Heinrich Böll. At the beginning of 2007, Urs Widmer - described by the Independent as 'one of the living greats of Swiss literature' - spoke to more than twelve hundred students and enthusiasts, sharing the sum of his understandings of poets and their timeless creations. In 'On Life, Death, and This and That of the Rest', English language readers will gain access to Widmer's historic talks for the first time through Donal McLaughlin's excellent translation. Here, Widmer imparts his views on the poet as deviant and as sufferer, and as the conduit for the dream of singing to the imagination in the nameless voice of the people. Here, one of our finest living writers shares his experience of life as an author and as a devotee of the printed word with a new and enthusiastic readership.
Urs Widmer is co-founder of Verlag der Autoren, an author-owned publishing house focusing on the performing arts. He has received numerous awards, including the Bertolt Brecht Literature Prize of the city of Augsburg and the Friedrich Hölderin Prize of the city of Bad Homburg.
Titelinformationen
Titel: On life, death, and this and that of the rest
Reihe: The Swiss list
Autor*in: Widmer, Urs
Übersetzer*in: McLaughlin, Donal
Verlag: Seagull Books
ISBN: 9780857421326
Kategorie: Sachmedien & Ratgeber, Kunst, Kultur & Medien, Literatur
Dateigröße: 2 MB
Format: PDF
Max. Ausleihdauer: 14 Tage