Arguably the greatest post-World War II German poet, Paul Celan was a Holocaust survivor whose work is an anguished and poignant record of his struggle to meet the conflicting demands of remembrance and living in the present. In this remarkable study, Adrian Del Caro examines the poet's relation to the Word of scripture and to "words" of speech.
Language
English
Pages
228
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
Release
December 01, 1997
ISBN
0807122092
ISBN 13
9780807122099
The Early Poetry of Paul Celan: "In the Beginning Was the Word"
Arguably the greatest post-World War II German poet, Paul Celan was a Holocaust survivor whose work is an anguished and poignant record of his struggle to meet the conflicting demands of remembrance and living in the present. In this remarkable study, Adrian Del Caro examines the poet's relation to the Word of scripture and to "words" of speech.