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German poetry : a guide to free appreciation

Ronald D. Gray (Author)
This book outlines some of the main historical trends of German poetry and illustrates them with a selection of poems. It also teaches the reader a basic technical knowledge, but its main aim is to encourage students of German poetry to read and write with more insight.
Print Book, English, 1976
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1976
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xxxiv, 133 pages ; 23 cm
9780521209311, 9780521290005, 0521209315, 0521290007
2036138
German and English
Variants
Themes: Evening; The moon and stars; The city; Men and women in love; Religious poems
Trends: Romantic scenes; Classical metres
For Free Comment: German and English; Luther's German; The conquest of the air; The city; Birds; The seashore; The spinners; Peace and quiet; Memento mori; God in the World
Revised edition of An introduction to German poetry, published in 1965
An extension of his Introduction to German Poetry