Problems of the Lyric
work by Benn
Also known as: “Probleme der Lyrik”
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German literature
- In German literature: The post-1945 period: Stunde Null
…“Probleme der Lyrik” (1951; “Problems of the Lyric”), essentially a restatement of the formalist precepts of early 20th-century Modernism, enabled postwar German poetry to reconnect with the European tradition. Under Benn’s influence, much postwar poetry tended to be abstract and hermetic; but there was also a more socially critical…
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