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The Truth of Poetry

by Michael Hamburger
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Synopsis

Seminal work of literary criticism, examining modern European and American poetry.

About the Author, Michael Hamburger

Michael Hamburger was born in Berlin in 1924 and came to Britain as a child in 1933. He is the foremost translator of German poetry into English - among the many authors he has translated from are Hölderlin, Celan, Rilke and Goethe - and one of Britain's leading poets of the period since World War 2.

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Book Details

Published
June 1, 2004
Publisher
Anvil Press Poetry, Limited
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780856462757

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