A doctor of medicine, he became an early admirer, and later a critic, of the national socialist revolution. He was born in a lutheran country parsonage, a few hours from berlin, the son and grandson of pastors in mansfeld, now part of putlitz in the district of prignitz. The second of the two poems below is a characteristic example for poetical expressionism. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Luckily, max was once a lieutenant colonel in the german army, so hes good at ordering his life. Im taumel war ein teil, ein teil in tranen, in manchen stunden war ei. Hannah arendt called him one of the most educated and subtle figures in the intellectual life of the era. Gottfried benn was born on may 2, 1886, in mansfield, germany and died july 7, 1956 in berlin germany. He was the oldest son, grandson, and greatgrandson of german protestant. Gottfried benn max rychner briefwechsel 19301956 in.
Ernst robert curtius 18861956, gottfried benn 18861956, ernst junger 18951998. Search for library items search for lists search for. The poems section of this website contain the following. Gottfried benn was a german essayist, novelist and expressionist poet. An extraordinary collection of poetry and prose from the master of german expressionism. He studies at the jazzcampus basel with wolfgang muthspiel. He was the oldest son, grandson, and greatgrandson of german protestant ministers. This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the university of california libraries. It was produced from digital images created through the libraries mass digitization efforts.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. German free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Gottfried benn was a german essayist, novelist, and expressionist poet. Max synthesized the summer of love into artworks from canvas to mugs, clocks, scarves, clothes, and cruise ships. He was nominated for the nobel prize in literature five times. Take the forsythias deep within, each leaf, and when the lilac blossoms on the lawn, mix it, too, with your blood and joy and grief, the dark soil that you depend upon. The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through automated processes. They all come to the playroom in his kreuzberg apartment. The project gutenberg ebook of gehirne, by gottfried benn this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Gottfried benn 18861956 sein leben 1886 in mansfeld in westpriegnitz in preu. Apr 09, 2018 the poems that benn wrote during this time, and published in flesh 1917, also explore the vitalistic enhancement of selfhood, as in ikarus and karytide, where benn employed motifs from greek legend.
Sex with his ukrainian boyfriend dima, 25 years his junior. New directions publishing corporation, new york, p. He was perhaps the most significant poet in postworld war ii germany the son of a lutheran clergyman, benn studied theology at the. Gottfried benns postmodernist poetics by susan ray oxford. Gottfried benn was born in a lutheran country parsonage. German start of this project gutenberg ebook gehirne produced by jens sadowski gehirne.
At was also during this time that benn experimented with cocaine, and this forms the theme of o, nacht oh, night and. Jan, 2016 gottfried benn friedrich wilhelm oelze briefwechsel 1932 1956. He grew up in another village, sellin in neumark, in what was then east prussia, part of presentday poland. Gottfried benns german universe by henry grosshans wyndham hall press, 1987, isbn 1556050011 pbk. He is currently working on his new trio music and as a sideman in bern and basel.
Project gutenberg offers 61,477 free ebooks to download. Gottfried benns last spring, translated by leo yankevich. It is my goal with this website to remedy this situation by translating the entirety of benns poetry into english. Benn had a literary influence on german verse immediately before and after the ns regime. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Max reisner is an actor, known for heart of faith 2014. Rychner published several books of poetry, short stories, essays, and autobiographical prose, and translated some of. Briefwechsel 1930 neunzehnhundertdreissig 1956 book. Aster lat star is an almost magic metaphor in the work of g. Peter max born peter max finkelstein, october 19, 1937 is an american artist known for using bright colors in his work. Gottfried benn, a german writer and doctor who served in both world war i and world war ii, occupies a curious place in the annals of modern literature. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Gottfried benn hat sich sein ganzes leben lang mit goethe beschaftigt. Gottfried benn 2 may 1886 7 july 1956 was a german poet, essayist, and physician. Silvan joray is a basel based swiss jazzguitarist and composer.
The first poem in gottfried benns first book, morgue 1912. His contribution to german letters in the 20th century is undeniable, but his work centers so strongly on the grotesque and horrible that he has never risen to the levels of adoration reserved. German cultural criticism, university of california press 1998, isbn 0520072782, p. But this is a purely political book, not traditional fiction. John william waterhouse, the soul of the rose, 1908. Gottfried benn is one of the greatest poets in the german language. Gottfried benn primary author only author division. Benn, gottfried 18861956 people and organisations trove. Benn was a german writer, best known for his poetry, and was credited as being the most important poet of postworld war ii germany. Gottfried benn was born in 1886 in the village of mansfield, between berlin and hamburg.
Apr 28, 2020 gottfried benn, german poet and essayist whose expressionistic pessimism and conjurations of decay in the period immediately after world war i gradually mellowed into a philosophy of pragmatism. Max herbrechter was born on march 12, 1958 in dortmund, north rhinewestphalia, west germany. Three poems by gottfried benn by teresa iverson the new. Gottfried benn in transition by gottfried benn, edited by simona draghici plutarch press, 2003, isbn 0943045215 poems, 19371947 plutarch press, 1991, isbn 0943045061 references. Hannah arendt called him one of the most educated and subtle figures in the intellectual life of the era 1. Gottfried benn is currently considered a single author.
Were there any fictionbestsellers in the third reich. Feel itbut remember millennia have felt itthe sea and the beasts and the mindless starswrestle it down today as ever. Zerfall des ichs degradierung des menschen durch krankheiten. Benn published more than 350 poems, the great majority of which have remained untranslated. The poems that benn wrote during this time, and published in flesh 1917, also explore the vitalistic enhancement of selfhood, as in ikarus and karytide, where benn employed motifs from greek legend.