Kirbisch oder Der Gendarm, die Schande und das Glück. Ein episches Gedicht von Anton Wildgans. Sonderausgabe anläßlich des 50. Geburtstages des Dichters

Wildgans, Anton. Kirbisch oder Der Gendarm, die Schande und das Glück. Ein episches Gedicht von Anton Wildgans. Sonderausgabe anläßlich des 50. Geburtstages des Dichters. Leipzig: L. Staackmann, 1931. Quarto. 215, [3]pp. Original pictorial wrappers pasted on stiff paper covers. This satirical epic poem can be described as the central work of Anton Wildgans. It was published in 1931 to commemorate the 50th birth anniversary of the poet. Some age-wear on wrappers with head of spine and upper front corner chipped. Minor chipping and creasing along edges. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Text in German, gothic script. Wrappers in overall fair, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Softcover.

About the author: Anton Wildgans (17 April 1881–3 May 1932) was an Austrian poet and playwright. His works, in which realism, neo-romanticism and expressionism mingle, focus on the drama of daily life. One of his teachers was the Austrian Jewish philosopher Wilhelm Jerusalem. Wildgans was the mentor of writer Albert Drach. The Wildganshof, a residential development in the 3rd District of Vienna, is named after him. (From Wikipedia) (27999) $45