Verwandlung als anthropologisches Motiv in der Lyrik Gottfried Benns: Textgenetische Edition ausgewählter Gedichte aus den Jahren 1935 bis 1953

This genetic textual edition includes 13 poems by Gottfried Benn from 1935 to 1953. It assembles poems about the theme of “metamorphosis,” and judiciously examines their creation through a presentation that includes facsimiles, commentary, and references to Benn’s textual sources. In addition to novel access to Benn’s working methods, the edition offers corrective decipherment along with previously unknown drafts, printings, and sources.