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Bezige Bij, De (2015), Editie: 1, 128 pagina's
Description
This volume brings together poems published during Sebald's lifetime with an additional selection of those which were found in his literary archives in Marbach and never published while he was alive. Arranged chronologically, from work published during his student days in the 1960s to the longer narratives he produced during the 1980s, the poems touch on the themes which were closest to Sebald - nature and history; forgetting and remembering; borders, journeys and landscapes - and express in short, lyrical form the same distinctive insight and sensitivity that shaped his great works of prose fiction.
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LibraryThing member MSarki
Nothing much to say about this book other than Sebald's own wish to remembered for his prose. These bits were mostly just pen put to paper, a recording of words more reportage than anything resembling fine poetry.
LibraryThing member leslie.98
While I liked some of these poems very much, others were puzzling or incomprehensible to me -- my rating is an attempt to average out my responses. The sections I liked best were "Poemtrees" and "Across the Land and the Water"; "The Year Before Last" was the section I enjoyed least.
The two poems
The two poems
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that appealed to me most were "Life is Beautiful" (from Poemtrees) and "New Jersey Journey" (from Across the Land and the Water). Show Less
LibraryThing member jonfaith
Rather than greater virtue
the happy ending proposes
more trivial vices
Sebald gave the world sparse allusions, which appear to sprout from our blunted sense of history into something solitary yet profound. These poems are restless, suggesting a rugged terrain, a mackintosh and perhaps a paperback in
Irony it is said
Is a form of humility
There's a deprecation at play when one is immersed in erudition. That choice demands a steep cost. Prudent to bring proper shoes. The impulses which harangue are only to be exacerbated.
the happy ending proposes
more trivial vices
Sebald gave the world sparse allusions, which appear to sprout from our blunted sense of history into something solitary yet profound. These poems are restless, suggesting a rugged terrain, a mackintosh and perhaps a paperback in
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the back pocket. Donne or Eckermann. Irony it is said
Is a form of humility
There's a deprecation at play when one is immersed in erudition. That choice demands a steep cost. Prudent to bring proper shoes. The impulses which harangue are only to be exacerbated.
Show Less
LibraryThing member leslie.98
3.5★
While I liked some of these poems very much, others were puzzling or incomprehensible to me -- my rating is an attempt to average out my responses. The sections I liked best were "Poemtrees" and "Across the Land and the Water"; "The Year Before Last" was the section I enjoyed least.
The two
While I liked some of these poems very much, others were puzzling or incomprehensible to me -- my rating is an attempt to average out my responses. The sections I liked best were "Poemtrees" and "Across the Land and the Water"; "The Year Before Last" was the section I enjoyed least.
The two
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poems that appealed to me most were "Life is Beautiful" (from Poemtrees) and "New Jersey Journey" (from Across the Land and the Water). Show Less
Language
Original language
Dutch
Physical description
128 p.
ISBN
902349587X / 9789023495871
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Pages
128