Stefan George, Das neue Reich [The Kingdom Come]

Christophe Fricker

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1928

Places

Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poem collection

Resources

Das neue Reich [The Kingdom Come], Stefan George's last volume of poetry, was first published in 1928 as volume IX of George's Collected Works. One poem, “Der Krieg” [“The War”], had been circulated in pamphlet form from 1917; three poems under the heading “Gesänge” [Cantos] from 1921; various poems had also appeared in four successive issues of the journal Blätter für die Kunst [Journal for Art] which George supervised. George's “Circle”, the group of friends gathered around him, was introduced to the book at a reading when the first copies arrived from the press. A number of friends testify to …

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Citation: Fricker, Christophe. "Das neue Reich". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 August 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=21897, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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