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Austrian Poetry Today/ Österreichische Lyrik heute
Schocken Books, 1985
Reviews and Comments - Pressestimmen
This fine bilingual anthology draws together the work of 45 contemporary Austrian poets. They are inheritors of a distinct literary tradition which combined strong linguistic self-consciousness with a tendency toward experimentation….This collection is of particular value because it makes many first-rate works of poetry available to the English public […]
Posted: June 30th, 2007 under Reviews, Poetry.
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Leisurely Days Away from Home
Herbert Kuhner
“All I can see is Jews spreading out everywhere.
The Nazis were also fleeced in 1945.”
- Oskar Helmer: Socialist Minister of the Interior, 1945
“The exiles spent the war sitting in their club chairs
instead of suffering for Austria.”
- Leopold Figl, Conservative Chancellor, 1953
“Even if there were room, I doubt that Austria in the […]
Posted: June 30th, 2007 under Polemics, Aktuell, Materialien.
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Education
Text of Brockhaus Encyclopedia add with photo of distinguished critic:
“He who knows much wants to know more.” […]
Posted: June 28th, 2007 under Text, Dossier.
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Suspenders Aren’t Necessarily Braces
Herbert Kuhner
We were staying on the Isle of White with my wife’s aunt. There was a scandal at the time which was on page one of the broadsheets, as well as the tabloids. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had been caught having an extra-marital affair.
When the lady in question was interviewed, she said that she […]
Posted: June 28th, 2007 under Polemics, Text.
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Artists (4)
The Pope and the Puritan
Herbert Kuhner
Pope Leo X was fat and ugly and as decadent as could be.
Before becoming Pope Leo, Giovanni di Medici teamed up with his cousin Giulio, who would become Pope Clement VII, to beseige and conquer Siena. The Medicis had been driven out of Florence, and when Sienna fell, Florence opened […]
Posted: June 21st, 2007 under Polemics, Text.
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Simple Solutions
Herbert Kuhner
“The true heroes of freedom are those who commit crimes run amuck and assassinate. It is only possible for man to realize himself by running amuck, by murder and by assassination….I would be glad if I had the strength to act like the assassins and those who run amuck. These are exceptional human achievements […]
Posted: June 20th, 2007 under Text, Aktuell, Materialien.
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Caligula’s Horse
Herbert Kuhner
Caligula appointed his horse as senator centuries ago.
That inane act keeps looking better and better -
considering the jackasses we have in Washington.
Concerning the Equidae Family and Bush-bashing,
there may be no sense in beating a dead horse,
but unfortunately this horse is still
in the political saddle.
Our Founding Fathers were a great bunch of guys,
and they initiated […]
Posted: June 19th, 2007 under Polemics, Text, Aktuell.
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