"Poetry 20th century Criticism and interpretation." . . "German literature 20th century." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Poetry 19th century Criticism and interpretation." . . "Poems." . . "LITERARY CRITICISM Poetry." . . "Benn, Gottfried, 1886-1956 Translations into English." . . "Electronic books." . . "Electronic books" . "German poetry 20th century." . . . . . . . "These selections from the esteemed career of Gottfried Benn-one of the most significant German poets of the 20th century-showcase his early, shockingly graphic depictions of human suffering and degradation, as well as the isolation and fragmentation of the human being adrift in a nihilistic world found in his later work. Translator David Paisey presents two selections, of verse and prose respectively, from Benn's large oeuvre, which are ordered chronologically to enable readers to perceive the developments of Benn's art and thought. In an."@en . . . . . . . . "Lyrik"@en . . . "Gottfried Benn ranks among the most significant German poets of the twentieth century. His early work, with its shockingly graphic depictions of human suffering and degradation, was associated with the Expressionist movement; the overriding theme of his later work was the isolation and fragmentation of the human being adrift in a nihilistic world. David Paisey here presents two selections, of verse and prose respectively, from Benn's large oeuvre, ordered chronologically to enable readers to perceive the developments of Benn's art and thought. The original German text of the poems is also."@en . "Selected poems and prose"@en . . . "Selected poems and prose" . . . . . "Translations"@en . . . . . "Selected Poems and Prose"@en . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "English poetry." . . "English poetry" . "German literature." . . "German poetry." . . "POETRY Continental European." . . . .