Description
COMPLETE POETRY
Book Summary
This edition brings together for the first time in Spanish the complete poetic work of Stefan Zweig, including the only two independent collections he published during his lifetime. Beyond his renowned facets as a novelist and biographer, Zweig cultivated a poetry of profound sensitivity and mastery of language. In these verses, the reader will discover the lyrical keys of an author who knew how to capture the beauty, melancholy, and complexity of the human soul, offering an intimate and essential look at his creative universe.
What is it about?
The work collects the poetic production of Stefan Zweig whose authorship is fully confirmed. It includes the two poetry collections that the author published as independent volumes, along with other scattered poems of verified authenticity. The verses explore universal themes such as love, loneliness, the passage of time, and the search for beauty, always from a lyrical perspective that combines introspection with remarkable formal elegance. This edition allows access to a less well-known but equally significant side of Zweig's literary legacy, offering a complete vision of his evolution as a writer.
Main themes
- The poetic expression of the author's intimacy and subjectivity.
- Love and melancholy as central axes of the human experience.
- Reflection on time, memory, and the fleeting nature of life.
- The search for beauty and harmony in lyrical language.
- The connection between poetry and the writer's sensitivity as a whole.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in quality poetry, as well as followers of Stefan Zweig's work who wish to discover a less publicized facet of his output. It will also be of great value to scholars of 20th-century Central European literature and to those seeking a rigorous and complete edition of the lyrics of a fundamental author.
What this book contributes
- Access for the first time in Spanish to the complete poetry of Stefan Zweig.
- A broader and deeper perspective on the author's creative universe.
- A careful edition that brings together the poetry collections published during his lifetime and others of confirmed authorship.
- The opportunity to discover the lyrical sensitivity of one of the great writers of the 20th century.
- A work that complements and enriches the understanding of his literary legacy.
Technical specifications
- Author: ZWEIG, STEFAN
- Publisher: HERMIDA EDITORES, S.L
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: POETRY BY INDIVIDUAL POETS
- Collection: DIOTIMA
- Publication date: January 2022
- Number of pages: 186
- Weight: 106 g
Editorial review
This edition of the complete poetry of Stefan Zweig represents a significant contribution for the Spanish-speaking reader, offering for the first time an essential facet of his work that had remained unpublished in our language. The selection, based on criteria of verified authorship, guarantees philological rigor, while the quality of the verses confirms the lyrical mastery of an author who knew how to express himself with equal skill in prose and poetry. An essential work to complete the knowledge of one of the great names of European literature.