The kurt wolff papers at yale consist of about 4,100 letters, telegrams, postcards, documents, and manuscripts from the business files of the kurt wolff verlag. The two presented their idea to literary publisher kurt wolff. Full text of the four cardinal virtues prudence justice fortitude temperance see other formats. Over 2 million books and magazines booksee download books for free. What helen wolff born july 27, 1906 in vranjskabanja, serbia.
Genius zeitschrift fuer werdende and alte heisecarl on. The unusual and highquality publishing program of mixtvision verlag was recognized in 2009 by the bavarian state minstry of culture and education and awarded with the bayerischer kleinverlagspreis. On a summer trip to weimar, brod initiated a meeting between kafka and kurt wolff. Highly significant publisher of expressionist literature in germany. Kurt heinrich wolff 19122003, jewish germanborn sociologist disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Christian wolff has 7 books on goodreads with 1246 ratings. The kurt wolff archive is the physical property of the beinecke rare book and. Auguste rodin by rodin, auguste and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Each volume of genius was composed of two books, the first dedicated to the developing. Books by christian wolff author of preliminary discourse on. Kurt wolff verlag, munchen 1921 1932 man the artist, baroda state press, baroda 1932. Correspondence from the archive of the german publisher who established kurt wolff verlag and pantheon books. This issue also contained numerous poems by heym, illustrated with a single woodcut by the artist max kaus, a former student of. Light wear and minor glue repair at spine ends, wrappers a little toned with minor peripheral nicking, contents clean and umarked. Kafkas first published book, betrachtung contemplation, or meditation, was a collection of 18 stories written between 1904 and 1912.
Anatole france france, anatole, 18441924 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article france, anatole, 18441924. Wolff sold off his publishing rights and his stock of books and liquidated his firm. Original cream paper wrappers printed in red and black with an illustration by ottomar starke, edges uncut. The collection contains about 4,100 letters and manuscripts from the files of the kurt wolff verlag from the years 191030. The genius of the master of the dresden prayer book london. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university holds the kurt wolff archive, 190738. Kurt wolff was in publishing for less than three years, when he began bringing out rabindranath tagores works. Top 10 most expensive sales on abebooks in april 2012. Rabindranaths german publisher kurt wolff tagore centre uk. Many of the writers published by the kurt wolff verlag became known as expressionists, but for wolff their talent mattered more than the label, and these essays and letters make clear that he went out of his way to nurture their work. Letters written between 1907 and 1912 are addressed to the ernst rowohlt verlag. Full text of the four cardinal virtues prudence justice.
This article shows how ernst ludwig kirchner 18801938, one of the most important german artists of the twentieth century, attempted control over his own reception by effectively functioning, to use todays parlance, as a spin doctor, who managed to manipulate the art media in a variety of ways. A brilliant new translation of the great writers least kafkaesque novel, based on a germanlanguage text that was produced by a team of international scholars and that is more faithful to kafkas original manuscript than anything we have had before. The magic mountain project gutenberg selfpublishing. These early years of the kurt wolff verlag were marked by rapid expansion, undoubtedly due to wolffs ability to seek out and attract interesting authors and meyers genius for advertising. Wolff, kurt, 18871963 social networks and archival context. Wolff was a mere 25 years old when he separated from ernst rowohlt and established a company under his own name. They later ran the helen and kurt wolff books imprint at harcourt brace jovanovich. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
The author is patrick dennis and the title is genius. Tagore indeed helped to establish the kurt wolff verlag in the public mind. This issue also contained numerous poems by heym, illustrated with a single woodcut by the artist max kaus, a former student of kirchners in berlin. Kurt wolff 3 march 1887 21 october 1963 was a german publisher, editor, writer and. A country doctor by franz kafka goodreads share book. A portion of the kurt wolff archive is currently available online. Go search hello select your address todays deals best sellers. European artists discover rare books at where youll find a wide selection of fine, collectible, and rare books including european artists page 8. Gesammelte kleine philosophische schriften christian. His son christian wolff is a renowned avantgarde musician. Rabindranath and his german publisher kurt wolff by martin. Anatole france france, anatole, 18441924 the online. Book publishing house founded by literary historian kurt wolff in 19.
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