In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon

Poems

Thomas Bernhard, James Reidel

$44.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Princeton University Press
31 July 2006

Poetry by individual poets

Series: The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation

"Internationally acclaimed Austrian novelist, playwright, and memoirist Thomas Bernhard (1931-1989) has been compared to Kafka and Beckett, and critics have ranked his novels among the masterpieces of the twentieth century. But in fact he began his career in the 1950s as a poet, publishing three books of well-received verse before turning to fiction. In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon is the first book of his expressionist-like poetry to be published in English. Bringing together Bernhard's second and third books of poetry, the collection's short, untitled lyrics reveal his early explorations of themes that would continue to preoccupy him in his novels, plays, and other writings--especially his intense ambivalence toward the land and people of Austria and their then-recent Nazi past. As the translator James Reidel writes in his preface, ""Bernhard found Austrian soil ...to be like a hair shirt and a blanket. It is a killing ground but with a postcard setting."" In poems that both subvert and pay homage to such influences as Georg Trakl, Bernhard begins to develop his characteristic dark humor while exploring themes of nature, death, meaninglessness, and faith."

By: Thomas Bernhard
Translated by: James Reidel
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 55
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9780691126425
ISBN 10: 0691126429
Series: The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 31 July 2006
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Thomas Bernhard wrote the novels Gargoyles and Woodcutters and the play Heldenplatz. James Reidel is a poet, translator, and scholar.

Reviews for In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon: Poems

For all their acrid elegance, [these poems] are compelling because Thomas Bernhard wrote them... [T]hey ... show how deeply Bernhard, the caustic besmircher of the native nest, was rooted in the soil of his homeland. Every line suggests that his love of it was almost equal to his loathing. -- Eric Ormsby New York Sun