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- Book Synopsis
- Only edition in print The most important Swiss poet of the nineteenth century, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer is regarded as a crucial figure in the transition of German-language poetry from the Romanticism of Heine, Novalis and Eichendorff to the Symbolism of Rilke and Stefan George. In poems that took years and sometimes decades to reach a final version, he worked within a limited set of themes and images - high mountains, gloomy lakes, sinister boats, nocturnal ghosts, reflected clouds, dark woods, golden sunsets, lightning, harvesting, lost lovers - to present his own symbolic world with a vividness and intensity that few poets can match. In these sensitive and accurate versions by acclaimed translator Anthony Mortimer, Meyer's achievement is available to anglophone readers for the first time.
- About The Author
- Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825-98) was a Swiss poet and historical novelist. He is best remembered today for narrative ballads such as 'Feet in the Fire'.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781847495266
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alma Classics, (23 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 160
- Weight
- 159 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 134 x 8 mm
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