Trakl was apart of the medical corps of the austrian army in world war i. Most of the images, anyway, are images of silent things. Yet silently there gather in the willow combe red clouds inhabited by an angry god, shed blood, and the chill of the moon. It is very rare that he himself talksfor the most part he allows the images to speak for him.
Georg trakl3 february 1887 3 november 1914 georg trakl was an austrian poet. Life and work trakl was born and lived the first 18 years of his life in salzburg. This page was last edited on 3 february 2020, at 16. His father, tobias trakl 11 june 1837, odenburgsopron 1910, was a dealer of. Selected poems of georg trakl georg trakl, daniel simko on. Strange shudders of transformation, bodily experienced to the point of vulnerability, visions of mysteries until the certainty of having died, ecstasies to the point of stony petrifaction, and a continuation of dreaming sad dreams. Georg trakl grodek nadine hansen seminararbeit germanistik neuere deutsche. Poetry georg trakl reading hubsi kramar visual art work. Trakl, a pharmacist with the medical corps, had been left alone with a barn full of wounded soldiers and few medical supplies.
Life and work trakl was born and lived the first 18 years of his life in salzburg, austria. The original poem im osten which follows the english here was probably written in. At evening the autumn woodlands ring with deadly weapons. Trakl trained as a pharmacist at the university of vienna 190810. After the battle of grodek, he was put in charge of.
In the wake of the battle of grodek, he died of a drug overdose in a military hospital in krakow. The strain led him to attempt suicide, but he was stopped by his comrades. Poems published in 19 by the kurt wolff publishing house, leipzig translated by jim doss and werner schmitt, unless otherwise indicated. Discussion of themes and motifs in georg trakls grodek. This weeks poem is john greenings translation of on the eastern front by georg trakl. His father, tobias, was a dealer in hardware, while his mother, maria. Georg trakl war ein viel zu fruh verstorbener osterreichischer dichter des expressionismus. Georg trakl 3 february 1887 3 november 1914 was an austrian poet and brother of the pianist grete trakl. Grodekwhereupon my desire to versify became a crest of shame. Il testamento poetico di georg trakl sul fronte galiziano. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the georg trakl article. Georg trakl definition of georg trakl by the free dictionary. The silence of georg trakl the poems of georg trakl have a magnificent silence in them.
It was one of his last poems, if not his very last poem. Georg trakl 18871914 was an austriangerman expressionist poet, and is perhaps best known for his poem grodek, written shortly before he died of a cocaine overdose. Grodek was one of the last poems written by georg trakl and it draws upon his experiences serving on the eastern front. Georg trakl 18871914 was born in salzburg, austria, where he lived apart from spells in vienna. His mother was depressed throughout his childhood and trakl showed similar signs of emotional instability, often withdrawing from his friends and family. Over the golden plains and lakes of blue, the sun more darkly rolls. Introduction although the poetry of georg trakl seems to have declined in popularity in the german speaking community, he is still read all over the world, with translations into various languages, ranging from czech to japanese. Zu georg trakls grodek albert gelver hausarbeit germanistik neuere deutsche literatur arbeiten. The original poem im osten which follows the english here was probably written in the aftermath of the. He is perhaps best known for his poem grodek, which he wrote shortly before he died of a cocaine overdose. Expressionism in twentieth century german literature stanford university press, 1959 andrew webber, sexuality and the sense of self in the works of georg trakl and robert musil london. Georg trakl, expressionist poet whose personal and wartime torments made him austrias foremost elegist of decay and death.
Georg trakl is an important lyric poet in german literature of the early 20th century. Georg trakl 3 february 1887 3 november 1914 georg trakl was an austrian poet. After qualifying as a pharmacist he spent his year of military service in the innsbruck garrison hospital pharmacy. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It has been a laborious task and i appreciate werners tenacity to stick with it. The title refers to the site of the battle of grodekrawa ruska of early september 1914, one of the largest battles on the eastern front in the initial stages of the first world war. The last, or one of the last, poems by georg trakl.
This is trakls final poem, as well as his most anthologised. Georg trakl enlisted in the austrohungarian army as a medic in 1914 at the beginning of world war i. Georg trakl synonyms, georg trakl pronunciation, georg trakl translation, english dictionary definition of georg trakl. In the battle where the poem takes its name, he was in charge of 90 wounded men.
I do not have easy days at home now and i drift between fear and helplessness in sunny rooms where it is unspeakably cold. The first six lines describe the close of a day of battle. Georg trakl was born into a protestant family in salzburg on 3rd february 1887. Astrology and natal chart of georg trakl, born on 18870203.
He is considered one of the most important austrian expressionists. Critics associate his work with various modern artistic movements, and he is viewed as one of the principal writers to set the dark, introspective tone that later influenced the course of german expressionism. Grodek is a poem about world war i written by georg trakl, an austrian expressionist poet. I samme periode udviklede han et narkotikamisbrug, og hans fag gav ham let adgang til stofferne. Biography of georg trakl excerpt georg trakl february 3, 1887 november 3, 1914 was a preeminent austrian poet. Er hat eine verbotenen beziehung mit seiner lieblingsschwester. Georg trakl grodek visuelle interpretation youtube. He is considered one of the most important austrian. The original poem im osten which follows the english here was probably written in the aftermath of the battle of grodek. In a good poem made by trakl images follow one another in a way that is somehow stately. Affinities with imagism have also been noted in trakls strikingly visual style. He influenced germanic poets after both world wars. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Georg trakl served in the austrian medical services during the world war i battle at grodek in galicia in.
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