La poésie à l’épreuve de l’histoire

During the war years 1915-1918, in which René Schickele was the editor of the pacifist journal Die Weißen Blätter, the literary productivity of the Alsatian author considerably decreases. Nevertheless Schickele publishes in Die Weißen Blätter two important cycles of poems, Gebete (1916) and Zeitsprü...

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Main Author: Maryse Staiber
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Published: Presses universitaires de Strasbourg 2019-07-01
Series:Recherches Germaniques
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rg/1420
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description During the war years 1915-1918, in which René Schickele was the editor of the pacifist journal Die Weißen Blätter, the literary productivity of the Alsatian author considerably decreases. Nevertheless Schickele publishes in Die Weißen Blätter two important cycles of poems, Gebete (1916) and Zeitsprüche (1918-1919). The present article is dedicated to the second cycle, its poetic structure and function, in particular the famous pacifist poem Abschwur, one of the highlights of Expressionist poetry. The analyses also brings into question the situation, limits and significance of poetry in times of war.
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spelling doaj-art-425b4504685c4e68b222ef032ca383c42025-01-10T14:28:16ZdeuPresses universitaires de StrasbourgRecherches Germaniques0399-19892649-860X2019-07-011416317010.4000/rg.1420La poésie à l’épreuve de l’histoireMaryse StaiberDuring the war years 1915-1918, in which René Schickele was the editor of the pacifist journal Die Weißen Blätter, the literary productivity of the Alsatian author considerably decreases. Nevertheless Schickele publishes in Die Weißen Blätter two important cycles of poems, Gebete (1916) and Zeitsprüche (1918-1919). The present article is dedicated to the second cycle, its poetic structure and function, in particular the famous pacifist poem Abschwur, one of the highlights of Expressionist poetry. The analyses also brings into question the situation, limits and significance of poetry in times of war.https://journals.openedition.org/rg/1420expressionist poetrypacifismfirst world warpoetic function of language
spellingShingle Maryse Staiber
La poésie à l’épreuve de l’histoire
Recherches Germaniques
expressionist poetry
pacifism
first world war
poetic function of language
title La poésie à l’épreuve de l’histoire
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title_fullStr La poésie à l’épreuve de l’histoire
title_full_unstemmed La poésie à l’épreuve de l’histoire
title_short La poésie à l’épreuve de l’histoire
title_sort la poesie a l epreuve de l histoire
topic expressionist poetry
pacifism
first world war
poetic function of language
url https://journals.openedition.org/rg/1420
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