The Austrian lyrical poet Georg Trakl, whose works many critics now rank with those of Rilke, Lorca, and T. S. Eliot, describes his work as "imperfect atonement." Allowing the poetry to speak for itself, this book presents a theological interpretation of Trakl's visionary work.
Format
Unknown Binding
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Release
January 01, 1987
ISBN
0838751024
ISBN 13
9780838751022
The Blossoming Thorn: Georg Trakl's Poetry Of Atonement
The Austrian lyrical poet Georg Trakl, whose works many critics now rank with those of Rilke, Lorca, and T. S. Eliot, describes his work as "imperfect atonement." Allowing the poetry to speak for itself, this book presents a theological interpretation of Trakl's visionary work.