This genetic textual edition includes 13 poems by Gottfried Benn from 1935 to 1953. It assembles poems about the theme of metamorphosis, and judiciously examines their creation through a presentation that includes facsimiles, commentary, and references to Benn's textual sources. In addition to novel access to Benn's working methods, the edition offers corrective decipherment along with previously unknown drafts, printings, and sources.

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Thorsten Ries, Universität Gent, Belgien.