| The Romantic Heritage of Marxism: A Study of East German Love Poetry Contributor(s): Brown, Peter D. G. (Editor), Sax, Boria (Author) |
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ISBN: 082040487X ISBN-13: 9780820404875 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $53.58 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - German - Literary Criticism | European - German |
| Dewey: 831.914 |
| LCCN: 87004046 |
| Series: Studies in Modern German Literature, |
| Physical Information: 203 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book traces the roots of East German poetry in the tradition of German Romanticism. In the initial chapters, it examines the way in which Romantic traditions have exerted a continuing influence on Marxist theory. It continues with a close analysis of poems by leading East German authors such as Becher, Brecht and Maurer. A fundamental tension is uncovered in this poetry. There is the Romantic tendency to view erotic love as a source of salvation. There is also pressure in a Socialist state to subordinate personal feelings--including love--to collective priorities. While the poets have attempted to resolve this contradiction in highly original ways, none appears entirely successful. |