Autumn Sonata: Selected Poems of Georg Trakl

by Georg Trakl

Book Overview

Georg Trakl's poems are considered some of the most difficult for any translator to tackle; his German is dense and sometimes almost impenetrable. Daniel Simko's collection Autumn Sonata, has been lauded for the 'simplicity and directness' of its translations, accomplished with out sacrificing the drama of Trakl's rich imagery.Suffering from manic depressive episodes and haunted by his experiences tending the wounded and dying during World War One,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0918825946
• ISBN13: 9780918825940
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Moyer Bell
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"