| Title | : | Requiem for Ernst Jandl (The German List(Seagull Titles CHUP)) |
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| ISBN | : | 0857424750 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780857424754 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 |
| Publication | : | First published February 1, 2001 |
Austrian poet and playwright Ernst Jandl died in 2000, leaving behind his partner, poet Friederike Mayröcker—and bringing to an end a half century of shared life, and shared literary work. Mayröcker immediately began attempting to come to terms with his death in the way that poets struggling with loss have done for millennia: by writing.
Requiem for Ernst Jandl is the powerfully moving outcome. In this quiet but passionate lament that grows into a song of enthralling intensity, Mayröcker recalls memories and shared experiences, and—with the sudden, piercing perception of regrets that often accompany grief—reads Jandl’s works in a new light. Alarmed by a sudden, existential emptiness, she reflects on the future, and the possibility of going on with her life and work in the absence of the person who, as we see in this elegy, was a constant conversational and creative partner.
Requiem for Ernst Jandl is the powerfully moving outcome. In this quiet but passionate lament that grows into a song of enthralling intensity, Mayröcker recalls memories and shared experiences, and—with the sudden, piercing perception of regrets that often accompany grief—reads Jandl’s works in a new light. Alarmed by a sudden, existential emptiness, she reflects on the future, and the possibility of going on with her life and work in the absence of the person who, as we see in this elegy, was a constant conversational and creative partner.
Requiem for Ernst Jandl (The German List(Seagull Titles CHUP)) Reviews
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Austrian poet Mayrocker’s creative and romantic partner Ernst Jandl died on June 9, 2000. This poetic requiem was composed within the first months after his death. The rawness and confusion of grief is evident. Several earlier poems and one of Jandl’s most famous works complete this brief, powerful lament.
A longer review can be found here:
https://roughghosts.com/2022/11/15/is... -
Holy shit! This is a masterful work, astonishing really....fucked up and stuttering and yet elegant poetry....just fucking great. More Englisht, please
