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Menschheitsdämmerung

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First published January 1, 1919

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Kurt Pinthus

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105 reviews60 followers
January 16, 2019
from the illustrations by Kokoschka, Oppenheimer, Chagall and others to Pinthus' extensive commentary, this 'anthology', faithfully recreated as it was first published in 1919, is an extraordinary monument to the expressionist movement, featuring over 20 poets, among them classics like Trakl, Benn and Heym. As for the other content, it's a mixed bag, really. You can discover quite a lot of hidden gems here and there, but you also realise why we remember only a handful of the featured artist, since some of the stuff rly didn't age all too well (as Pinthus himself remarks); nevertheless provides a holistic view of the movement, that probably no other book can match.
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32 reviews2 followers
January 15, 2023
I loved it! The illustrations which accompanied the poems showed the different personalities of the poets and the style of their writing. One of my favourite poems was „unentrinnbar“ by albert ehrenstein.
Sadly there weren‘t a lot of women featured in it which would have been great.
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674 reviews10 followers
December 3, 2018
I found some of the poems really hard to read, but I loved others!
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9 reviews
February 9, 2026
Deine Wimpern, die langen,
Deiner Augen dunkele Wasser,
Laß mich tauchen darein,
Laß mich zur Tiefe gehn.

Steigt der Bergmann zum Schacht
Und schwankt seine trübe Lampe
Über der Erze Tor,
Hoch an der Schattenwand,

Sieh, ich steige hinab,
In deinem Schoß zu vergessen,
Fern was von oben dröhnt,
Helle und Qual und Tag.

An den Feldern verwächst,
Wo der Wind steht, trunken vom Korn, Hoher Dorn, hoch und krank
Gegen das Himmelsblau.

Gib mir die Hand,
Wir wollen einander verwachsen,
Einem Wind Beute,
Einsamer Vögel Flug,

Hören im Sommer
Die Orgel der matten Gewitter,
Baden in Herbsteslicht,
Am Ufer des blauen Tags.

Manchmal wollen wir stehn
Am Rand des dunkelen Brunnens,
Tief in die Stille zu sehn,
Unsere Liebe zu suchen.

Oder wir treten hinaus
Vom Schatten der goldenen Wälder,
Groß in ein Abendrot,
Das dir berührt sanft die Stirn.

Einmal am Ende zu stehen,
Wo Meer in gelblichen Flecken
Leise schwimmt schon herein
Zu der September Bucht.

Oben zu ruhn
Im Haus der dürftigen Blumen,
Über die Felsen hinab
Singt und zittert der Wind.

Doch von der Pappel,
Die ragt im Ewigen Blauen,
Fällt schon ein braunes Blatt,
Ruht auf dem Nacken dir aus.

Göttliche Trauer,
Schweige der ewigen Liebe.
Hebe den Krug herauf,
Trinke den Schlaf.

…Georg Heym kann sich damit rühmen, dass er mein Lieblingsgedicht verfasst hat…
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