Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-30-2004
Publication Title
The Literary Encyclopedia
Publisher
Literary Dictionary Company Limited
Keywords
Nelly Sachs, German Authors, Women Authors, Jewish Authors, Poetry, Poets
Abstract
This article provides a literary biography of the German Jewish poet Nelly Sachs (1891-1970) who fled Germany for Sweden in 1940 and lived and worked there for the rest of her life. Most of her large body of work was published after World War II, and many poems reflect Holocaust themes.
Repository Citation
Strawser, Amy Kepple, "Nelly Sachs (1891-1970)" (2004). Modern Languages & Cultures Faculty Scholarship. 6.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/mlanguages_fac/6
Original Citation
Strawser, Amy Kepple. "Nelly Sachs (1891-1970)." The Literary Encyclopedia. 30 September 2004.
Version
Publisher's Version
Publisher's Statement
This article is copyright to The Literary Encyclopedia. Used with permission.