The Discourse of Nature in the Poetry of Paul Celan: The Unnatural World

by Rochelle Tobias

Paul Celan has long been regarded as the most important European poet after 1945 but also the most difficult owing to the numerous references in his work to his personal history and to a cultural heritage spanning many disciplines, centuries, and languages. In this insightful study, Rochelle Tobias goes a long way to dispelling the obscurity that has surrounded the poet and his work. She shows that the enigmatic images in his poetry have a common...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801882907
• ISBN13: 9780801882906
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher