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Stefan George

Born

in Bingen, Germany

July 12, 1868

Died

December 04, 1933

Genre

Poetry

Influences

Stéphane Mallarmé, Charles Baudelaire, Symbolism ...more

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Stefan Anton George was a German poet, editor and translator.

He spent time in Paris, where he was among the writers and artists who attended the Tuesday soireés held by the poet Stéphane Mallarmé. He began to publish poetry in the 1890s. George founded and edited an important literary magazine called Blätter für die Kunst. He was also at the center of an influential literary and academic circle known as the Georgekreis, which included many of the leading young writers of the day, (e.g., Friedrich Gundolf and Ludwig Klages). In addition to sharing cultural interests, the circle reflected mystical and political themes.

Stefan George died near Locarno in Switzerland. Although identified with an extreme conservatism in politics, George refused h ...more

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	Gedichte 3.71 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1930 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Jahr der Seele 4.20 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1897 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Works of Stefan George by Stefan George, Ernst Morwitz (Translator), Olga Marx (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1934 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hymnen · Pilgerfahrten · Algabal by Stefan George, Ute Oelmann (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1898 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der siebente Ring 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1907 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Neue Reich 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1928 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Teppich des Lebens und die Lieder von Traum und Tod 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1899 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Stern des Bundes 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1913 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baudelaire. Die Blumen des Bösen. Umdichtungen by Stefan George, Charles Baudelaire 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1891 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dante. Die Göttliche Komödie. Übertragungen by Stefan George, Dante Alighieri 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1912 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The Word

Wonder or dream from distant land
I carried to my country's strand

And waited till the twilit norn
Had found the name within her bourn—

Then I could grasp it close and strong
It blooms and shines now the front along...

Once I returned from happy sail,
I had a prize so rich and frail,

She sought for long and tidings told:
"No like of this these depths enfold."

And straight it vanished from my hand,
The treasure never graced my land...

So I renounced and sadly see:
Where word breaks off no thing may be.”
― Stefan George, Das Neue Reich

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“Fenster wo ich einst mit dir
Abends in die landschaft sah
Sind nun hell mit fremdem licht.

Pfad noch läuft vom tor wo du
Standest ohne umzuschaun
Dann ins tal hinunterbogst.

Bei der kehr warf nochmals auf
Mond dein bleiches angesicht.
Doch es war zu spät zum ruf.

Dunkel---schweigen---starre luft
Sinkt wie damals um das haus.
Alle freude nahmst du mit.”
― Stefan George, Der siebente Ring

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“THE FIELDS
TO CARL AUGUST KLEIN

Salient curve of the silver sky
Arches the endless expanse of your somnolent fields.
Can you unriddle the fate which their furrows conceal,
All that we two for years passed by?
Under the willows dripping with new
Catkins, the children are listening entranced to the sound
Of a flute, buoyant and careless they caper and bound
Into a dusk of vermilion and blue.
Shining baubles weary the crone, and her gaze
Turns to the gentler resplendence of Thuja trees,
Only the care she bestows upon graves gives her ease,
Dimly she croons of a region of rays.
And those who slipped from the snares of delight,
But who, like us, on terrestrial wishes are fed —
Brooding friend, do you seek them in symbols and dread
Our adventure into night?”
― Stefan George, The Works of Stefan George

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