Author: Katherine Hollander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904130970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Poetry. MY GERMAN DICTIONARY, which was awarded the 14th annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize by former USA Poet Laureate Charles Wright, is a guide to an idiosyncratic interior country, a map of the experience of absorbing and being absorbed by Central European language, culture, aesthetics, and history. It is a catalogue of small beloved things inflected by massive horrors. The poems are home to and haunted by Franz Marc's horses, ETA Hoffmann's tales, the Great War, Bertolt Brecht, Rosa Luxemburg, enchanted bears, Weimar Berlin, and vanished relatives, along with an entire alphabet of mishearings, mnemonics, and valentines for the German language. These are the poems of an historian wrestling with mastery of the unmasterable, the histories in miniature of a poet. "A book of startling, radiant images that ferry the poems to their destinations of discovery and illumination...[T]hese are wise and brave poems, from a wise and brave hand, A to Z. They go to the heart of the heart of the matter, whatever it is, and wherever it is. Like sharp little picks, they de-ice and reveal...[A] beautiful and--it seems to me--necessary book."--Charles Wright (from the Foreword) "Abundant imagination, as heartbreaking and wild as folk tales. Informed historical understanding. Melody in the sentences and lines. Each of these is a rare poetic gift, and all three combined animate Katherine Hollander's MY GERMAN DICTIONARY. These poems with their lexicon of grief confront the terrors of history in a way that is brooding, clear-eyed, and blessedly inventive."--Robert Pinsky
My German Dictionary
Author: Katherine Hollander
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904130970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Poetry. MY GERMAN DICTIONARY, which was awarded the 14th annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize by former USA Poet Laureate Charles Wright, is a guide to an idiosyncratic interior country, a map of the experience of absorbing and being absorbed by Central European language, culture, aesthetics, and history. It is a catalogue of small beloved things inflected by massive horrors. The poems are home to and haunted by Franz Marc's horses, ETA Hoffmann's tales, the Great War, Bertolt Brecht, Rosa Luxemburg, enchanted bears, Weimar Berlin, and vanished relatives, along with an entire alphabet of mishearings, mnemonics, and valentines for the German language. These are the poems of an historian wrestling with mastery of the unmasterable, the histories in miniature of a poet. "A book of startling, radiant images that ferry the poems to their destinations of discovery and illumination...[T]hese are wise and brave poems, from a wise and brave hand, A to Z. They go to the heart of the heart of the matter, whatever it is, and wherever it is. Like sharp little picks, they de-ice and reveal...[A] beautiful and--it seems to me--necessary book."--Charles Wright (from the Foreword) "Abundant imagination, as heartbreaking and wild as folk tales. Informed historical understanding. Melody in the sentences and lines. Each of these is a rare poetic gift, and all three combined animate Katherine Hollander's MY GERMAN DICTIONARY. These poems with their lexicon of grief confront the terrors of history in a way that is brooding, clear-eyed, and blessedly inventive."--Robert Pinsky
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904130970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Poetry. MY GERMAN DICTIONARY, which was awarded the 14th annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize by former USA Poet Laureate Charles Wright, is a guide to an idiosyncratic interior country, a map of the experience of absorbing and being absorbed by Central European language, culture, aesthetics, and history. It is a catalogue of small beloved things inflected by massive horrors. The poems are home to and haunted by Franz Marc's horses, ETA Hoffmann's tales, the Great War, Bertolt Brecht, Rosa Luxemburg, enchanted bears, Weimar Berlin, and vanished relatives, along with an entire alphabet of mishearings, mnemonics, and valentines for the German language. These are the poems of an historian wrestling with mastery of the unmasterable, the histories in miniature of a poet. "A book of startling, radiant images that ferry the poems to their destinations of discovery and illumination...[T]hese are wise and brave poems, from a wise and brave hand, A to Z. They go to the heart of the heart of the matter, whatever it is, and wherever it is. Like sharp little picks, they de-ice and reveal...[A] beautiful and--it seems to me--necessary book."--Charles Wright (from the Foreword) "Abundant imagination, as heartbreaking and wild as folk tales. Informed historical understanding. Melody in the sentences and lines. Each of these is a rare poetic gift, and all three combined animate Katherine Hollander's MY GERMAN DICTIONARY. These poems with their lexicon of grief confront the terrors of history in a way that is brooding, clear-eyed, and blessedly inventive."--Robert Pinsky
Cassell's German et English Dictionary
Dictionary of German Synonyms
Author: R. B. Farrell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521290685
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
An English-German dictionary, with each definition followed by German synonyms.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521290685
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
An English-German dictionary, with each definition followed by German synonyms.
A Frequency Dictionary of German
Author: Randall Jones
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135182965
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A Frequency Dictionary of German is an invaluable tool for all learners of German, providing a list of the 4,034 most frequently used words in the language. Based on a 4.2 million-word corpus which is evenly divided between spoken, fiction and non-fiction texts, the dictionary provides a detailed frequency-based list plus alphabetical and part of speech indexes. All entries in the rank frequency list feature the English equivalent, a sample sentence plus an indication of major register variation. The dictionary also contains twenty-one thematically organized lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics as well as eleven special vocabulary lists. A Frequency Dictionary of German aims to enable students of all levels to maximize their study of German vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135182965
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A Frequency Dictionary of German is an invaluable tool for all learners of German, providing a list of the 4,034 most frequently used words in the language. Based on a 4.2 million-word corpus which is evenly divided between spoken, fiction and non-fiction texts, the dictionary provides a detailed frequency-based list plus alphabetical and part of speech indexes. All entries in the rank frequency list feature the English equivalent, a sample sentence plus an indication of major register variation. The dictionary also contains twenty-one thematically organized lists of frequently used words on a variety of topics as well as eleven special vocabulary lists. A Frequency Dictionary of German aims to enable students of all levels to maximize their study of German vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way.
Langenscheidt, compact German dictionary
Author: Heinz Messinger
Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781585733514
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Langenscheidt Compact Dictionary German-English/English-German: Over 120,000 references *Wide range of vocabulary with a wealth of idiomatic expressions *Full pronunciation of German entries *Grammatical information on German nouns and verbs *The comprehensive reference work in a convenient size.
Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781585733514
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Langenscheidt Compact Dictionary German-English/English-German: Over 120,000 references *Wide range of vocabulary with a wealth of idiomatic expressions *Full pronunciation of German entries *Grammatical information on German nouns and verbs *The comprehensive reference work in a convenient size.
Oxford Essential German Dictionary
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199576394
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
This new dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of essential German and English, and extra help with German and English verbs and pronunciation, all in a compact and affordable format.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199576394
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 543
Book Description
This new dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of essential German and English, and extra help with German and English verbs and pronunciation, all in a compact and affordable format.
Dictionary of German Names
Author: Hans Bahlow
Publisher: Max Kade Institute
ISBN: 9780924119378
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
This dictionary provides details of more than 15,000 German names in English. Variant spellings, and the meaning and origins of each name are given.
Publisher: Max Kade Institute
ISBN: 9780924119378
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
This dictionary provides details of more than 15,000 German names in English. Variant spellings, and the meaning and origins of each name are given.
Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary German
Author: Redaktion Langenscheidt
Publisher: Pons Gmbh
ISBN: 9783125140288
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
With over 55,000 references, this dictionary is ideal for students and everyday use. Robust vinyl cover, durable and easily portable. User-friendly layout with all main headwords in blue for quick reference Comprehensive vocabulary with many idiomatic and colloquial expressions Useful appendices with extra grammar information and 48-page Activity Section
Publisher: Pons Gmbh
ISBN: 9783125140288
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
With over 55,000 references, this dictionary is ideal for students and everyday use. Robust vinyl cover, durable and easily portable. User-friendly layout with all main headwords in blue for quick reference Comprehensive vocabulary with many idiomatic and colloquial expressions Useful appendices with extra grammar information and 48-page Activity Section
Langenscheidt's Pocket German Dictionary
The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German-English Dictionary
Author: Dudenredaktion (Bibliographisches Institut)
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Groups of German and English words in a particular subject area are illustrated on the same or opposite page.
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Groups of German and English words in a particular subject area are illustrated on the same or opposite page.