Else Lasker-Schuler : The Broken World (Paperback)

Prefatory note; Abbreviations; Part I. Introduction; Part II. A Biographical Outline: 1. Myth and reality; 2. Childhood; 3. Marriage; 4. Friends; 5. Paul; 6. Emigration; 7. Jerusalem; Part III. The Swing of the Pendulum: 1. The backward movement: withdrawal: i. Disappointment and resentment; ii. Despair and isolation; iii. Escape into fantasy; iv. Preoccupation with death; 2. The forward movement: outgoing: i. Longing for contact; ii. The erotic encounter; iii. The search for God; Biographical data; Select bibliography; Index; Diagram: the swing of the pendulum.