{"product_id":"else-laskerschuler-9780521168366","title":"Else LaskerSchuler","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 1974 book was the first full-length treatment in English of the poetry of Else Lasker-Schüler (18691945), a German-Jewish poet who died in exile in Jerusalem. The aim of the author, a practising psychologist, was to see poetry as an expression of the deeper urges of the psyche.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefatory note; Abbreviations; Part I. Introduction; Part II. A Biographical Outline: 1. Myth and reality; 2. Childhood; 3. Marriage; 4. Friends; 5. Paul; 6. Emigration; 7. Jerusalem; Part III. The Swing of the Pendulum: 1. The backward movement: withdrawal: i. Disappointment and resentment; ii. Despair and isolation; iii. Escape into fantasy; iv. Preoccupation with death; 2. The forward movement: outgoing: i. Longing for contact; ii. The erotic encounter; iii. The search for God; Biographical data; Select bibliography; Index; Diagram: the swing of the pendulum.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767616667991,"sku":"9780521168366","price":31.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521168366.jpg?v=1758714056","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/else-laskerschuler-9780521168366","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}