Stefan George; Ernest Briggs — Das Jahr der Seele

Manuscript Ernest Briggs Brisbane Very Good Condition 20.5cm x 13cm. [77] leaves (manuscript on recto only). Soft maroon leather wrappers. Text is in German. Autograph transcription of German symbolist poet Stefan George's 1897 work Das Jahr der Seele [The Year of the Soul] by Australian poet, broadcaster, and critic Ernest Briggs (1905-1967). The complete work has been copied in the original German, though the poem starting 'Keins wie dein feines ohr' has only been titled with a blank space left for the poem, and the final 9 poems from 'Ob schwerer nebel in den waldern hangt' to end have not been included, presumably only because Briggs ran out of room in the book. Penned during Briggs time at 4BK Brisbane sometime in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Text is in German. Minor shelf and handling wear. Minor foxing, mostly to endpapers. Category: Poetry; 20th Century: 1930s; German Language; Manuscripts & Typescripts. Inventory No: 0035074.