Sadakichi Hartmann

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My Rubaiyat (eBook, ePUB)

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I will drop the mask and tell you the secret of my verses. You say they impress you as being uneven and unfinished. I heartily agree with you. As I have stated in my announcement to the public, a poem of the scope and range of "My Rubaiyat" is never complete. No doubt, it will undergo many changes within the next ten years. I say ten years deliberately. You see, I possess the arrogance of conviction. I believe it will survive, simply because it strikes a popular chord, and attempts, no matter how vaguely, to reproduce a broken melody that hums in every mind. Somebody else may venture forth on similar paths and succeed to please even the fastidious in rhyme. "My Rubaiyat" may be put on the back shelves. Well, we will see. I look at my work with objective eyes. It is a mere youngster now. It will grow and nobody will watch its growth with keener appreciation than I myself. The number of verses will not increase, but I sincerely hope that they will gain in clarity and strength as well as in musical and pictorial wealth of expression.

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Sadakichi Hartmann (1867-1944) was a prolific writer, poet, art critic, and playwright whose work often fused Eastern and Western aesthetic principles. He was born to a German father and a Japanese mother, growing up between the two cultures, a formative experience that influenced his eclectic literary style. Hartmann's bohemian lifestyle and avant-garde works placed him at the heart of the American literary scene at the turn of the century. His writings show an experimental approach, often blending poetry, drama, and criticism. Hartmann ventured into American adaptations of Japanese forms of poetry, and his collection 'My Rubaiyat' reflects his penchant for spiritual and sensual themes, drawing inspiration from the Persian poet Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat'. A contemporary of Walt Whitman and influence on the Imagists, Hartmann's works resonate with a symbolist verve and a modernist's search for new forms of expression. Despite a fluctuating reputation posthumously, scholars have recognized Hartmann's contribution to bridging the gap between Eastern and Western artistic expressions, finding value in his efforts to traverse cultures through literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: iOnlineShopping.com
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788829595167
• Artikelnr.: 54904024