''On Snow'' () is a 2003 long poem by the German writer
Durs Grünbein
Durs Grünbein (born 1962) is a German poet and essayist.
Life and career
Durs Grünbein was born in Dresden in 1962 and grew up there. He studied Theater Studies in East Berlin, to which he moved in 1985.
Since the Peaceful Revolution nonvio ...
. It has the subtitle ''or Descartes in Germany'' (''oder Descartes in Deutschland''). It focuses on the life of the French philosopher
René Descartes
René Descartes ( , ; ; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and Modern science, science. Mathematics was paramou ...
. Andreas Nentwich of ''
Die Zeit
(, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles.
History
The first edition of was ...
'' described it as "a baroque picture arc of war, violence, vanity and a lot of snow".
See also
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2002 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish poetry, Irish or French poetry, France).
Events
* March 16 — Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrest and jail poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam an ...
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German literature
German literature () comprises those literature, literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German parts of Switzerland and Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, South Tyrol in Italy ...
References
External links
''On Snow''at the publisher's website
2003 poetry books
2003 poems
German books
German poems
Cultural depictions of René Descartes
Poetry by Durs Grünbein
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