Schubertiana (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tomas Tranströmer
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Nineteenth century, Music or musicians, New York City, City life, Forests or forestry, Composers, Consciousness, Brain
The Poem
“Schubertiana,” a poem whose title refers to nineteenth century Austrian composer Franz Schubert, consists of five numbered stanzas of varying length. Stanzas 1, 2, 4, and 5 contain from six to ten lines each; the central stanza, stanza 3, is conspicuously shorter, having only two lines. The poem is written in free verse, but, with the exception of the last two, the lines are extraordinarily long.
The poem begins with an evocation of New York City: its skyscrapers, teeming crowds, fast-paced life, squalor, and occasional violence. The poet, speaking in the...
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