Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of World Languages and Literatures
Advisor
William B. Fischer
Date of Award
1985
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in German
Department
World Languages and Literatures
Physical Description
1 online resource (84 p.)
Subjects
Concrete poetry
DOI
10.15760/etd.5321
Abstract
This thesis explores the past and present of concrete poetry with the purpose of finding out whether concrete poetry is still being produced in its original form, or whether it has changed.
Concrete poets were not the first ones to create picture poems and similar texts. In chapter I an overview of earlier picture poetry is given. It and other precursors of concrete poetry are discussed and their possible contributions evaluated.
Chapters II and III deal with the definition of concrete poetry of the mid-fifties and sixties ( pure, classic c.p.). They focus primarily on German, Austrian and Swiss poets. Manifestos are examined and individual poems are discussed in detail. The many different kinds of concrete poetry that developed after 1970 are mentioned without any further discussion.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19467
Recommended Citation
Bierma, Tineke, "Concrete poetry : the influence of design and marketing on aesthetics" (1985). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3438.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3438
10.15760/etd.5321
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