
''Der Neue Club'' was an
Expressionist
Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...
club founded in the
Hackesche Höfe
The Hackesche Höfe () is a notable courtyard complex situated adjacent to the Hackescher Markt in the centre of Berlin. The complex consists of eight interconnected courtyards, accessed through a main arched entrance at number 40 Rosenthaler ...
courtyards,
Berlin
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by
Kurt Hiller
Kurt Hiller (17 August 1885, Berlin – 1 October 1972, Hamburg) was a German essayist, lawyer, and expressionist poet. He was also a political (namely pacifist) journalist.
Biography
Hiller came from a middle-class Jewish background. A com ...
and
Jakob van Hoddis
Jakob van Hoddis (16 May 1887 – May/June 1942) was the pen name of the Jewish German expressionist poet Hans Davidsohn, of which "Van Hoddis" is an anagram. His most famous poem ''Weltende'' (''End of the world''), published on 11 January 1 ...
.
The Neopathetic Cabaret
The Neopathetic Cabaret was a short-lived by influential event held at ''Der Neue Club'' with a total of nine events over two years.
The cabaret soon attracted a group of poets and writers such as
Simon Guttmann
Wilhelm Simon Guttmann (15 November 1891, Vienna–13 January 1990, London) was a German writer, political commentator, and managing director of picture agencies and who inspired significant photographers including Robert Capa, Maria Eisner, Felix ...
,
Georg Heym
Georg Theodor Franz Artur Heym (30 October 1887 – 16 January 1912) was a German writer. He is particularly known for his poetry, representative of early Expressionism.
Biography
Heym was born in Hirschberg, Lower Silesia, in 1887 to H ...
,
Erich Unger
Erich Unger (1887-1950) was a Jewish philosopher of standing who published many articles and a number of books, many of them in his native tongue, German. His writings cover a wide range of topics: poetry, Nietzsche, political theory, general phi ...
,
Ernst Blass and
Else Lasker-Schüler
Else Lasker-Schüler (née Elisabeth Schüler) (; 11 February 1869 – 22 January 1945) was a German poet and playwright famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin and her poetry. She was one of the few women affiliated with the Expressionist ...
.
References
German Expressionism
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