Poesie der Grammatik und Grammatik der Poesie

Jakobson s late work Poetry of Grammar and Grammar of Poetry (1981) is world-renowned as a milestone in modern literary theory. Yet hardly anyone is equal to the multilingual challenge it presents. A remedy is offered by this translation with full commentary of Jakobson s structuralist analyses of poems and his most important poetological essays. Key Features: Complete edition of Roman Jakobson s classic analyses of lyric poems Makes available to a German readership Jakobson's academic work, already published in many languages Comprehensive commentary on the texts and a detailed index