Poems 1913-1956

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Bertolt Brecht: Poems 1913-1956
edited by John Willett and Ralph Manheim
"This impressive selection of Brecht's poetry roughly 500 poems shows convincingly that his oeuvre is one of the major poetic achievements of the present Century. The editing, with excellent notes, excerpts from Brecht's own views about poetry and Mr Willett's concise introduction, is exemplary. Most important, the translations maintain a high standard of accuracy and often convey a very clear idea of the texture and feeling of the German." STEPHEN SFENDER
"Now that the ballads, love lyrics, satires, mockpastorals, homilies, and politicai verse have been assembled, it is clear that Brecht was that very rare phenomenon a great poet forwhom poetry is an almost everyday Visitation and drawing of breath." GEORGESTEINER
"A mind-changing volume, after which, for all but the most parochial critics, the pecking order in the modem pantheon will never be the same." KENNEIHfYNAN
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Bertolt Brecht: Poems 1913-1956
edited by John Willett and Ralph Manheim
"This impressive selection of Brecht's poetry roughly 500 poems shows convincingly that his oeuvre is one of the major poetic achievements of the present Century. The editing, with excellent notes, excerpts from Brecht's own views about poetry and Mr Willett's concise introduction, is exemplary. Most important, the translations maintain a high standard of accuracy and often convey a very clear idea of the texture and feeling of the German." STEPHEN SFENDER
"Now that the ballads, love lyrics, satires, mockpastorals, homilies, and politicai verse have been assembled, it is clear that Brecht was that very rare phenomenon a great poet forwhom poetry is an almost everyday Visitation and drawing of breath." GEORGESTEINER
"A mind-changing volume, after which, for all but the most parochial critics, the pecking order in the modem pantheon will never be the same." KENNEIHfYNAN
"The editore have done an excellent job: the selection is generous, the notes are scrupulously scholarly .To believe that the quality of a lyric poet can be conveyed through translation may seem presumptuous, but I believe the enterprise is greatly successful ROY PASCAL
"This is a magnificent achievement, a major triumph a truly precious addition to the sum total of poetry in English." MARTIN ESSLIN Vissza