| Oppressive Light: Selected Poems by Robert Walser Contributor(s): Walser, Robert (Author), Pantano, Daniele (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1936873184 ISBN-13: 9781936873180 Publisher: Black Lawrence Press, Inc. OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - German |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poetry. Translated from the German by Daniele Pantano. Introduction by Carolyn Forch . OPPRESSIVE LIGHT represents the first collection of Robert Walser's poetry in English translation and an opportunity to experience Walser as he saw himself at the beginning and at the end of his literary career--as a poet. The collection also includes notes on dates of composition, draft versions the printed poems represent, which volume of the Werkausgabe the poems were first published in, and brief biographical information on characters and locations that appear in the poems and may not be known to readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walser, Robert: - Born 1878 in Switzerland, Robert Walser was at various times in his life a bank teller, office clerk, scribe, house servant, machinist's assistant, and archivist. Although he wrote four novels and some poetry, his production consisted mainly of hundreds of small prose pieces. Being small was a key concern. His writing got smaller and smaller until, before he ceased writing altogether, he wrote a tiny script with letters about one millimeter high. By this time he had committed himself to a sanitarium where he remained for 27 years, mostly not writing. Always an avid taker of walks, Walser died in a snowdrift while out for a walk in 1956. |