From Charlottenburg to Middleton - Michael Hamburger (1924-2007): Poet, Translator, Critic

Derived from a symposium at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies in Michael Hamburgers memory, this volume explores his poetry and creative prose, his translations, the person and his world. His scholarly writing was one element in his work, his jargon-free criticism retaining an undiminished urgency, freshness and vital literacy. His poetry ranges itself against the tracks and mechanisms of monstrous order, and seeks to mark out a territory where some kind of value can be disclosed, both within and beyond the poetry. As a translator, Hamburger asks the reader to hear between the lines of English poetry the German text, the text that stretches the length and changes the rhythm of the English sentence. These essays take the reader to the heartland of Hamburgers life and work, and look at two very different attempts to capture his world on film. The volume is illustrated by stills from Frank Wierkes acclaimed documentary Ein englischer Dichter aus Deutschland (2007).

Product details

• Assisted by: Joyce Crick (Editor), Marti Liebscher (Editor), Martin Liebscher (Editor), Martin Swales (Editor)
• Publisher: Iudicium Verlag
• Languages: German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• No. of pages: 123
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 214 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 214 g
• Series: London German Studies; London German Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Deutsch, Literaturkritik, für die Hochschulausbildung, Kritik / Literaturkritik