Die Elbe
Die Elbe
ein literarischer Reiseführer
- First published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lambert Schneider
- ISBN
- 9783650248695
- Formats
- Audiobook, E-book, Print edition
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About “Die Elbe”
“The Elbe is the princess of our rivers,” Paul Fleming once wrote. This collection takes the river at its word and accompanies it from the beginning to the end of its course.
The voices alone show how varied the river is. Poems, prose and letters tell of valleys that seem to come from a fairy tale, of quiet floodplains and of towns that grew up on the banks. Again and again the picture shifts, and with every stop the view changes.
Ansgar Bach selected and introduced the collection. In the end, the question remains how to grasp a river that connects so many worlds, and what stays in memory once one has followed it all the way to the sea.
Who is “Die Elbe” for?
For readers who like to read on the go. Anyone who travels along the Elbe or visits one of its cities will find in the texts images that connect with their own route. Readers who value literature about landscapes will also find a selection spanning many centuries, from Cassius Dio and Martin Opitz to Durs Grünbein. The mix of poem, prose and letter makes the volume a read for anyone who wants to get to know the river from different angles.
When is “Die Elbe” the best read?
The collection is best read on the way: on a trip along the river, on the bank of one of its cities, or shortly before a visit to the Hamburg harbor. The texts read well between two stops. Anyone who listens to the volume can imagine the tides of the Lower Elbe while listening, and a walk by the water suits it just as well.
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