“Ethics of knowledge”. Ernst Blass’ antirhetorical poetry

Authors

  • Maurizio Pirro University of Bari “Aldo Moro”

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/sigma.v0i3.6557

Keywords:

Lyrics, Expressionism, Modernism, Urban Spaces in Literature

Abstract

Ernst Blass is among the founders of German Expressionism; nevertheless, the originality of his work rejects any attempt to place his production within categories of canon. Sobriety and antirhetoric distinguish his lyrics. His poetic writing shows no interest in visionary anticipations of the future; on the contrary, it aims at constructing a general – yet concise – model of reality.

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Author Biography

Maurizio Pirro, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”

Maurizio Pirro is an Associate Professor of German Literature at the University of Bari, Italy. He has published monographies, translations, and critical editions and edited collections. His work focuses mainly on the 1700s, fin de siècle culture, and contemporary literature. He is the author of Anime floreali e utopia regressiva. Salomon Gessner e la cultura del suo tempo (Pasian di Prato 2003), Costruir su macerie. Il romanzo in Germania negli anni Cinquanta (Bari 2009), Come corda troppo tesa. Stile e ideologia in Stefan George (Macerata 2011), and Piani del Moderno. Vita e forme nella letteratura tedesca del ‘fine secolo’ (Milano-Udine 2016).

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Published

2019-12-27

How to Cite

Pirro, M. (2019). “Ethics of knowledge”. Ernst Blass’ antirhetorical poetry. SigMa - Rivista Di Letterature Comparate, Teatro E Arti Dello Spettacolo, (3), 729–748. https://doi.org/10.6093/sigma.v0i3.6557

Issue

No. 3 (2019): The forms and the days. Representations of everyday life in literature, audiovisual, visual and performing arts

Section

Varia

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