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Documents of Protest and Compassion

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Walter Bauer, a socially committed writer and humanist, emigrated from Germany to Canada in 1952 after becoming disillusioned with social and intellectual developments in Germany. During his progre...
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  • 02 November 1999
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Documents of Protest and Compassion offers the first extensive critical assessment of Bauer's considerable poetic oeuvre. In this long-overdue supplement to recent anthologies of Bauer's poetry and essays on his life and work, Angelika Arend draws on Bauer's diaries and letters to reveal the profoundly humane intentions that guided his choice of themes and structures. She shows that social protest and brotherly compassion, shared responsibility and critical self-reflection are Bauer's main thematic fare, which he presented in simple, yet carefully crafted, poetic structures, and explains how these ideas and forms developed or remained constant in light of historical, cultural, social, and personal developments. Documents of Protest and Compassion is important for those interested in Bauer's work, German poetry, German-Canadian literature, and the immigrant writing experience.
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Price: $110.00
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date: 02 November 1999
ISBN: 9780773567955
Format: eBook
BISACs: POETRY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry
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"Arend succeeds in deliniating Bauer's literary creed, [and] his methodology, with the help of his own statements. She explains poetic structures which give Bauer's oeuvre its typical character ... It was a pleasure to read." Gertrud Waseem, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of German, Acadia University.
"An important work for Bauer scholars ... [Arend's] analytical skills and keen observations are complemented by her clear and precise style." Guenter Hess, Department of Modern Languages and Literature, University of Western Ontario.



"Arend succeeds in deliniating Bauer's literary creed, [and] his methodology, with the help of his own statements. She explains poetic structures which give Bauer's oeuvre its typical character ... It was a pleasure to read." Gertrud Waseem, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of German, Acadia University. "An important work for Bauer scholars ... [Arend's] analytical skills and keen observations are complemented by her clear and precise style." Guenter Hess, Department of Modern Languages and Literature, University of Western Ontario.