Weib und Welt. Gedichte von Richard Dehmel mit einem Sinnbild.

Dehmel, Richard

Verlag: Verlag von Schuster und Loeffler, Berlin, 1896

Beschreibung

Schuster und Loeffler, Berlin, 1896. First edition, unredacted, rebound in light cloth covers of the era. 16.4 x 12.4 cm. Original illustrated colour front cover crudely stuck in with tape, which has discoloured and stained the inner hinge of the double page black and white illustration and the inner hinge at p.7. The original rear card cover has not been retained. Small stain to title page, not affecting text. Internal pages show some age toning, but are otherwise quite crisp and clean, with no markings or annotations to the text. This is the book of poems which served as a pivotal catalyst for composer Arnold Schoenberg's creative renewal. It directly inspired one of Schoenberg's most beautiful works Verklärte Nacht (1899), a musical interpretation of the poem of the same name, included in this volume (pp. 61-63). This poem was later incorporated into Dehmel's verse novel Zwei Menschen (1903), after which it was no longer included in subsequent editions of Weib und Welt during the poet's lifetime. Walter Frisch lists no less than nine works or fragments composed by Schoenberg in 1899 which were based on material from Weib und Welt. He states that "Schoenberg s involvement with this volume in 1899 was so intense that I believe it can be said that his remarkable development that year, culminating in the sextet Verklärte Nacht, grew directly out of his search for a musical language appropriate to the poetry of Weib und Welt. (See Walter Frisch, The Early Works of Arnold Schoenberg 1893-1908 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993), pp. 79-80). The first publication of Weib und Welt was controversial. Dehmel was required to defend himself against charges of blasphemy and immorality. The court ruled that one poem "Venus Consolatrix" be redacted from all unsold copies and eliminated from further editions. (See Siglind Bruhn, Arnold Schoenberg s Journey (Pendragon Press, 2015), p. 33). The poem "Venus Consolatrix" is extant in the present volume (pp. 119-121). Altogether a scarce and important title, very desirable in this state, despite its imperfections. Book weight: 0.2 kg (0.4 lbs). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers OX0719079

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Titel: Weib und Welt. Gedichte von Richard Dehmel ...

Verlag: Verlag von Schuster und Loeffler, Berlin

Erscheinungsdatum: 1896

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition