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Jana Hrdličková:_Second World War and Shoah in German-language Hermetic Poetry after 1945

Publication at Faculty of Education |
2021

Abstract

A review examining the meaning and reception of Hermetic lyric poetry with a World War II theme as part of German-language literature in German-speaking countries. Jana Hrdličková's monograph provides a definition of the term, a chronological overview of Shoah-themed poetry, and an interpretation of selected poems.

A special feature of the monograph is the arrangement of these poems into oppositional pairs. Jana Hrdličková's interpretation is then directed towards an imaginary dialogue of poems and authors (associating a hermetic circle).