,APP5DIX 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY 

,TEXT 3 

,APP5DIX 

  

,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY.<#b.>  

,AMONG ! MOD]N POETS ) A M>K$ P]SONALITY1 ,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY UND\BT$LY OCCUPIES A CONSPICU\S PLACE4 ,SURELY ! TASK ( TRAC+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ?IS POET-9DIVIDUALITY IS NOT )\T *>M4 ,! P]SONAL LIFE1 :I* 9 ALL CASES REACTS P[]FULLY ON A MAN'S WORKS1 CAN H]E 9DE$ H>DLY BE T\*$ UPON1 & ,I CAN CONSEQU5TLY (F] NO PLA/IC1 BUT ONLY A REFLEX1 PICTURE4 

,) A FEW EXCEPTIONS1 ,MACKAY'S POEMS SO F> HAVE BE5 SO 5TIRELY LYRICAL1 SO 5TIRELY ! EXPRESSION ( AN 9N] MOOD1 & SO LITTLE ADDRESS$ TO ! PUBLIC1 ?AT !Y CAN BE UND]/OOD & APPRECIAT$ ONLY 9 !IR 5SEMBLE4 ,TO BE DELI<T$ BY R>E BEAUTY1 SURPRIS$ BY ORIG9AL & SAV+ IDEAS1 ONE MU/ ALL[ HIS ?\<T & S\L-LIFE TO ABSORB HIM S]I\SLY & )\T PREJUDICE4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ( ,MACKAY'S LATE/ &1 = ! G5]AL READ+ PUBLIC1 MO/ 9COMPREH5SIBLE BOOK1 0,DAS />KE ,JAHR0 7,! ,/RONG ,YE>74 ,! FOLL[+ /UDY IS *IEFLY MEANT TO S]VE AS AN 9TRODUCTION TO ! SPIRIT ( ?IS REM>KABLE COLLECTION ( POEMS4 

,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY WAS BORN ON ! #f? ( ,FEBRU>Y1 #a#h#f#d1 AT ,GRE5OCK1 9 ,SCOTL&4 ,AFT] ! DEA? ( HIS FA!R1 HIS MO!R1 A ,HAMBURG LADY1 RETURN$ TO ,G]MANY ) H] ?REE-YE>-OLD BOY4 ,HE WAS GIV5 A.- ,G]MAN COLLEGIATE $UCATION1 :I* 9FLAM$ HIS 9H]IT$ ,BRITI% & ,HAMBURGIAN SPIRIT ( 9DEP5D5CE TO SU* ANGRY REBELLION ?AT IT GAVE RISE TO ! PRECI\S S]IES ( SONGS1 0,MOD]NE ,JUG5D0 7,MOD]N ,Y\?74 

,/UDIES 9 ,LEIPZIG1 A SOJ\RN 9 ,B]L91 TRAVELS 9 ,SCOTL&1 ,5GLAN 1 ,SPA91 & ,FRANCE1 GAVE ! Y\NG MAN A G5]AL IDEA ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y /ATE ( ,EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION4 ,N[ ,MACKAY LIVES MO/LY 9 ,ZURI*4 

,IT IS *>ACT]I/IC ( ! POET ?AT BIR? & CONDITIONS MADE A COSMOPOLITAN ( HIM LONG BE=E HE DECL>$ HIMSELF ONE ON PR9CIPLE4 ,ON :AT C\NTRY1 9DE$1 %\LD HE BE/[ HIS PATRIOTIC S5TIM5TS '8 ,HE BELONGS TO ?AT CLASS ( M5 :O >E =EIGN]S EV]Y:]E4 ,NOT)/&+ HIS EXTRACTION & HIS NAME1 HE CANNOT BE CLASS$ ) ! ,5GLI% S+]S4 ,DESPITE HIS P]FECT MA/]Y ( \R LANGUAGE1 HE IS 9 A C]TA9 S5SE ALSO NOT A ,G]MAN POET4 ,TO EXPLA9 ?IS /ATEM5T1 IT IS SUFLICI5T TO PO9T1 9 CONTRA/ TO HIM1 TO ,BLEIBTREU & ,WILD5BRU*4 ,9 !IR EXCELL5CES & 9 !IR FAIL+S !SE >E G5U9E ,G]MANS2 ) ALL !IR DIIF]5CES !Y >E ONE 9 !IR 5?USIASM = ! SPIRIT ( NATIONALISM4 ,?IS ELEM5T IS :OLLY =EIGN TO ,MACKAY2 YES1 HE IS DIRECTLY HO/ILE TO IT4 ,AT A TIME :5 ! SPIRIT ( PATRIOTISM DOM9ATES PUBLIC OP9ION1 WE %ALL HAVE TO LOOK TO ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE = ONE ( ! REASONS ?AT WILL1 = A LONG TIME TO COME1 PREV5T ! RECOGNITION ( ,MACKAY AMONG ! BETT] CLASS ( PEOPLE4 

,?AT ! POET1 H[EV]1 IS NOT )\T A GREAT MEASURE ( W>M LOVE = HIS NATIVE L&1 = ! SOIL ON :I* ! *ILD FIR/ 5JOY$ ! SUN1 ! AIR1 & WORLDLY BEAUTY1 HE HAS DEMON/RAT$ BY HIS FIR/ WORK1 0,DIE ,K9D] DES ,HO*L&S1 E9E ,GES*I*TE AUS ,S*OTTL&S ,B]G50 7,! ,*ILDR5 ( ! ,HI<L&S2 A ,/ORY ( ?DGI\NTA9S ( ,SCOTL&74 ,MACKAY ALSO PAID A DELICATE TRIBUTE ( Y\?FUL GRATITUDE TO \R CLASSICS = ! FRUCTIFICATION ( HIS POETICAL G5IUS 9 A SMALL VOLUME ( 0,?UR+] ,LI$]0 7,?UR+IAN ,SONGS74 

,9 ,ILM5AU HE F9DS A MELODI\S E*O ( ! IMMORTAL /RA93 0,UEB] ALL5 ,GIPFELN I/ ,RUH40 ,& ) A S5SE ( P[] NATIVE TO HIM ALSO1 HE LEAVES ! PLACES D$ICAT$ TO ! MEMORY ( PA/ GREATNESS ) ! EXCLAMATION3 --  
  

444 ,DO* I* TRAGE VOLL VON ,H(F5 

 ,E9E ,WELT 9 MIR MIT =T4  
  

,ALL HONOR TO ! 5?USIASM = ,GOE! & ,S*ILL]2 TO ,5GLI% POETS -- ,BYRON1 ,%ELLEY1 ,SW9BURNE -- ,MACKAY SEEMS TO BE /ILL MORE 9DEBT$ = ! =M ( EXPRESSION4 

,HIS [N WORLD IS FIR/ OP5$ TO US 9 ! 0,DI*TUNG50 7,POEMS71 PUBLI%$ 9 #a#h#h#f4 

,A *>M+1 Y\?FUL WORLD6 

,ASIDE FROM A NUMB] ( PICTURES ( LIFE SEIZ$ ) ! 9TUITION ( ! G5U9E POET 70,UNS*N#aDIG V]URTEILT10 ,9NOC5TLY ,CONDEMN$1 0,M>?A10 & 0,E9SAMES ,/]B510 ,LONELY ,DY+71 ! BOOK DEPICTS ! NATURAL FEEL+S ( A Y\? JU/ PA/ BOYHOOD4 ,! LOVE-SONGS BE> ! UNMI/AKABLE /AMP ( ! ALIKE VISION>Y & TRANSITORY 9CL9ATIONS ( ! Y\NG /UD5T4 ,! POEM 0,GLUCKLI*E ,FAHRT0 7,HAPPY ,J\RNEY7 DESCRIBES ! PA9 ( ! MO!R ON ! DEP>TURE ( H] SON 9TO ! WORLD4 ,! FEEL+S ( A MO!R'S HE>T 9 ?IS HEAVY H\R >E EXPRESS$ ) SU* T5D] TRU? ?AT ONE IS L$ TO 9F] A SPECIALLY 9TIMATE RELATION EXI/+ BETWE5 MO!R & SON4 ,IS IT ! UNCONSCI\S EXHAL$ ! UNCONSCI\SLY 9HAL$ 9FLU5CE ( A FILIALLY LOV$ WOMAN :I* LAT] GAVE ! MAN ! P[] ( NOBLE =M1 ! PURE FEEL+ :I* ,MACKAY ALWAYS MANIFE/S :5 HE TREATS ( ! MO/ DIFFICULT !MES ) FREE 9SPIRATION8 

,9 ! 0,DI*TUNG50 ALL ! QUALITIES ( HIS 9DIVIDUALITY >E ALREADY TO BE F\ND3 ! 9CL9ATION TO ! CRASS1 ! WEIRD1 ! PASSIONATELY FANATICAL HATR$ ( ALL TYRANNICAL P[]1 & C\PL$ ) IT A DEEP S\L-LIFE1 A LOVE = NATURE :I* TRACKS ITS MO/ HIDD5 BEAUTIES1 A P[] :I* KN[S H[ TO REFLECT ! F9E/ %ADES ( ?AT 9DEI9ABLE SOME?+ :I* WE CALL MOOD4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ,MACKAY POSSESSES FEEL+ & LANGUAGE = HUMAN SUFF]+ :I* GIVE HIM A PLACE BESIDE ! GREATE/ S+]S ( ! WORLD'S WOE4 

,BUT ALL ?IS IS SO F> ONLY 9DICAT$1 JU/ AS ONO RECOGNIZES ! FEATURES ( ! GR[N-UP MAN 9 AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH ( A *ILD4 

,! 0,DI*TUNG50 DO NOT YET CONTA9 ANG?9 ?AT GOOD FA!RS & MO!RS1 CULTUR$ AUNTS1 AN LOYSL CITIZ5S C\LD NOT P>DON TO A FI]Y & ASPIR+ Y\NG TAL5T4 ,! LI< ?+S PLAY 9 IT1 BUT ! /ORM MAY YET TURN 9TO A G5TLE1 B5EIIC5T C\NTRY RA94 

,! MUTT]+S ( ! ?UND] BECOME MORE OM9\S 9 ! SOCIAL POEM1 0,>MA P>ATA F]O10 :I* APPE>$ 9 #a#h#h#g4 ,IT IS QUITE LIKELY ?AT IT CO/ ,MACKAY MANY A FRI5D & PATRON4 ,!RE 9DE$ FLAMES A K9DL+ =CE 9 ! MELODI\S V]SES :I* F> SURPASSES ANY?+ ?AT ! POET HAS HI!RTO ACCOMPLI%$2 BUT = ?AT V]Y REASON !Y >E ALSO D\BLY DANG]\S4 

,) ?IS SONG HE TAKES UP ! WEAPONS1 NOT AGA9 TO LAY !M D[N2 HE BECOMES A CLE>HEAD$ *AMPION ( ! RI<TS ( ! OPPRESS$2 HE CALLS HIMSELF ! SPOKESMAN ( LIB]TY4 

,BETWE5 ! WORKS REVIEW$1 TO :I* >E TO BE ADD$ AN ATTEMPT AT A TRAG$Y1 0,ANNA ,H]MSDORF10 & ! NOVELI/IC /UDIES 0,S*ATT50 7,%AD[S71 & ,MACKAY'S LAT] WORKS LIES AN IMPORTANT P]IOD4 ,EVID5TLY WE >E H]E 9 ! PRES5CE ( ONE ( ?OSE MY/]I\S TURN+-PO9TS :I* OCCUR 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( EV]Y SUP]IOR M9D1 & 9 :I* SU* ABRUPT *ANGES SEEM TO TAKE PLACE )9 IT AS 9 ! V]DURE ( ! E>? AFT] C]TA9 MOI/1 W>M SPR+ NI<TS4 ,9DE$1 IF EV]Y?+ BECOMES SUDD5LY GRE51 IT IS BECAUSE ! BUDS W]E READY TO BUR/4 ,9 ! YE> #ahhh ,MACKAY PUBLI%$1 ?R\< ,BAUM]T & ,RONGE1 9 ,GROSS5HA9 & ,LEIPZIG1 A COLLECTION ( NOVELS1 0,MOD]NE ,/(FE0 7,MOD]N ,!MES71 & A SECOND VOLUME ( POEMS4 ,! LATT] HE CALL$ 0,=TGANG40 ,AT ! SAME TIME TWO BOOKS APPE>$ AT ,S*ABELITZ'S 9 ,ZURI*1 ANONYM\SLY1 0,HEL5E0 & 0,/URM0 7,/ORM74 ,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY V]Y SOON CONFESS$ HIMSELF ! AU?OR4 

,H]E WE SEE AN A/ONI%+LY RI* H>VE/1 :I* SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE RIP5$ 9 A S+LE YE>4 ,?OSE MU/ HAVE BE5 HI<-WAT] M>KS ( LIFE1 ( CREATIVE P[]6 

,! F\R BOOKS BELONG TOGE!R1 AL?\< EA* ONE IS 9 =M AN 9DEP5D5T :OLE4 

,! PROMISE1 ,>MA P>ATA F]O6 IS KEPT4 

,:AT CONFUS$LY DAWNS ON O!RS FROM DI/ANT REALMS1 /&S BE=E ! CLAIRVOYANT EYE ( ! PROPHET 9 CLE>1 PROXIMATE REALITY4 ,& HE MEASURES ! PRES5T BY ! IDEAL ( A LIB]TY-ILLUM9$ FUTURE4 ,HE D>ESS SEE ?AT :I* M5 MU/ LIVE1 & IS /RONG] ?AN ! ,S*ILL]IAN Y\? BE=E ! PICTURE ( ,SAIS4 -- ,! SI<T ( TRU? HAS NOT P>ALYZ$ HIM4 ,HE F9DS P[]FUL WORDS TO PROCLAIM TO ALL ! WORLD :AT ONE-HALF ( MANK9D MU/ SUFF] ?AT ! RE/ MAY 5JOY1 9 ORD] TO >\SE FROM LAZY 9DULG5CE & DULL RESIGNATION1 TO T]RIFY & TO 5C\RAGE4 

,*>ACT]I/IC ( ?IS EPO* IS ! EPILOGUE ) :I* 0,=TGANG0 CLOSES3 --  
  

0,FREUDIG KAMPF5D BIS ZUM ,ZIELE60 

 ,FREUND1 DAS S9D JA ,WORTE NUR4 

 ,NI*T MIT LE]5 ,TON5 SPIELE1 

 ,WILL/ DU FOLG5 KL>] ,SPUR4 

,WANN HAT JE E9 ,ZIEL E9 ,/REB51 

 ,W5N ES S*RANK5LOS DIE ,WELT 

 ,SE9EM EIGN5 KURZ5 ,LEB5 

 ,KUHN UND KRAFTIG UNT]/ELLT8 

,UND WOZU E9 ,KAMPF AUF ,]D5 

 ,W5N ] NI*T E9 ,ZIEL GEW9NT3 

 ,DASS WIR ,ALLE FROH] W]D51 

 ,ALS WIR W>51 ALS WIR S9D8 

0,FREUDIG0 -- KAMPFT D] ,WAHNBE?ORTE 

 ,UND D] ,KNE*T AUF BL9D] ,SPUR4 

 ,W] DES ,MITLEIDS ,/IMM5 HORTE 

 ,KAMPFT 9 H]B5 ,S*M]Z5 NUR4 

,UEB] ,/]B5DE UND ,LEI*5 

 ,WIRD VIELLEI*T SE9 ,WUNS*5 GEHN1 

 ,UND SE9 ,ZIEL -- ] WIRD ES WEI*5 

 ,WEIT UND IMM] WEIT] SEHN4  
  

,! DESCRIPTION ( ! FATES ( WOM51 AS ILLU/RAT$ 9 ! *>ACT]S CONTA9$ 9 0,MOD]NE ,/(FE0 & 0,HEL5E10 IS BORN ( AN 9F9ITE COMPASSION4 

,!SE GIRLS HAVE NO?+ ( DAEMONIC S5SUALITY1 NO?+ ( ! S5TIM5TALITY ( 0FALL5 9NOC5CE0 ) :I* MO/ WRIT]S LOVE TO 9VE/ SU* FIGURES4 ,!Y >E POOR1 TR\BL$1 TREMBL+1 DESPAIR+ SLAVES ( ! S9 ( O!RS4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME IT MI<T DO MANY A Y\NG LADY ( ! B\RGEOISIE A GREAT DEAL ( GOOD TO READ ! /ORY ( ?IS ,H$I1 ?IS ,MAXL'1 & ! DANCE-HALL S+] ,HEL5E1 9 ORD] TO PUT ASIDE H] HAU<TY SCORN ( SU* POOR1 DU/-COV]$ CREATURES4 

,MACKAY HAS ! GIFT ( DRAW+ ! GIRLS ( ! COMMON PEOPLE V]Y ATTRACTIVELY ) ! SIMPLE/ MEANS4 ,! /ORY ( ! BRAVE LITTLE WAITRESS ,MAXL' & H] TRAGIC DEFEAT IS A GEM ( MOD]N N>RATIVE >T4 ,! COLD SCORN ) :I* ! WELL-BR$ H]O ,HANS ,GRUTZMEI] IS DESCRIB$ LEADS US TO EXPECT /ILL MORE ( ! AU?OR 9 ! DOMA9 ( SATIRE4 

,L>G] 9 CONCEPTION1 MORE VALUABLE BY ITS =M1 & MORE OV]P[]+ BY ITS GL[+ PASSION IS ! EPIC POEM 0,HEL5E10 WRITT5 9 BLANK V]SE4 

,IT TREATS ( ! LOVE ( A Y\NG MAN ( ! UPP] CLASSES = A GIRL :O DISAPPE>S AFT] A *ANCE ACQUA9TANCE4 ,& !N HE F9DS H] AGA9 9 ! SAD CALL+ REF]R$ TO ABOVE1 :I* %E TOOK UP NOT BY *OICE1 BUT 9TO :I* DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS DROVE H]4 

,LOVE1 LOVE1 NO?+ BUT LOVE6 ,! EXULTATION ( Y\NG JOY1 SI<S ( LANGUI%+ DESIRE1 WRE/L+ ) DESPAIR & NEWLY-AWAK5+ PA9 ( HOPE TO ! RAGE ( ! WILDE/ PASSION6 ,& !N SEP>ATION & H] D[NFALL -- WORSE ?AN DEA? -- & A CURSE %RIEK$ 9TO ! AIR BY ! MAN :O SEES H] DRIFT+ D[N ! D>K /REAM -- EV] F>!R & F>!R -- & :O /&S ON ! %ORE & CANNOT HELP H]4 

,:AT %ALL ,I SAY ( ! BEAUTY ( ITS L9ES1 ( ITS GL[ ( PASSION1 ( ITS *ANG+ MOODS1 ( ITS CLIMAX8 -- ,:OEV] HAS LIV$ ?R\< ! HEI<TS & ! DEP?S ( A GREAT PASSION1 WILL FEEL BY ! REVIVAL ( ALL PA9FUL MEMORIES H[ TRUE ?IS BOOK IS2 & :OEV] DOES NOT KN[ !M -- LET HIM NOT READ 0,HEL5E10 = ITS CONT5TS WILL APPE> AS MADNESS TO HIM4 

,! EXCEPTION MI<T BE TAK5 ?AT ! OBJECT ( SU* A GR& FEEL+ IS LITTLE WOR?Y ( IT -- BUT :5 DID LOVE EV] GO BY ! RULE ( MIDDLE-CLASS RESPECTABILITY8 ,PRESUMABLY ! ,LEVITES & O!R DI/+UI%$ P]SONAGES ( ! PEOPLE ( ,ISRAEL 9 !IR TIME ALSO DID NOT CONSID] ! %EPH]DESS1 TO :OM ! ROYAL S+]1 ,SOLOMON1 D$ICAT$ HIS SONG1 WOR?Y ( HIM4 ,& YET IT WAS ! SONG ( SONGS1 & ,%ULAMITE BECAME ! SYMBOL ( ! HEAV5LY BRIDE4 ,EV]Y AGE HAS ITS TYPICAL H]O9E4 ,! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 :5 FEUDALISM FL\RI%$1 SANG ( QUE5S2 ,BEATRICE & ,LAURA W]E AT LEA/ NOBLE LADIES4 ,:5 ! B\RGEOISIE RECALL$ ITS RI<TS1 & ! CL\DS ( ! REVOLUTION ( #a<i ROSE ON ! HORIZON1 ,LOTTE1 ! PURE MIDDLE-CLASS MAID51 9FLAM$ ALL HE>TS ) EMOTION4 ,HEL5E1 ! FIL?-COV]$1 9NOC5TLY RU9$ PROLETAIRE GIRL -- WIL#a %E NOT BE ! H]O9E ( ! ?REAT5+ FUTURE8 

,?AT ! HE>T ( A SON ( ! RUL+ CA/E1 ! CA/E :I* CONTRIBUT$ NO SMALL P>T 9 CAUS+ H] RU91 BREAKS = H]1 GIVES ! POEM ! EIFECT ( DEEP TRAG$Y4 

0,I HAVE DI$1 BUT ,I WILL LIVE60 ,MACKAY LETS HIS H]O SAY1 AFT] HE HAS RESIGN$ Y\? & HAPP9ESS4 ,!SE WORDS >E FRAU<T ) A F>-REA*+ SIGNIFICANCE4 

,A NUMB] ( ! M5 :O >E TO-DAY UND]M9+ ! B\RGEOISIE ) !IR P5CIL & !IR P51 ) !IR WORD & !IR BRU%1 :O >E BR++ TO HONOR ! RI<TS ( ! F\R? E/ATE1 BE IT ?R\< ! >TI/IC REPRES5TATION ( ITS LIFE1 BE IT ?R\< UNEQUIVOCAL BATTLE CRIES1 >E ! DEFIANT1 SPIRIT$ *ILDR5 ( ! FAT & HO>Y B\RGEOISIE ITSELF4 ,SU* IS ! ,NEMESIS ( UNIV]SAL HI/ORY4 ,CES> DI$ BY ! H& ( ,BRUTUS -- ! ABSOLUTISM ( ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* WAS OV]?R[N BY A MONK1 -- & ,MIRABEAU WAS A DESC5DANT ( ! ,FR5* >I/OCRACY4 ,ALMO/ ALWAYS ! 9SURG5TS HAVE BE5 N\RI%$ & EQUIPP$ = !IR WORK ( DE/RUCTION ) ! BE/ =CES ( ! DECL9+ RUL+ CLASSES4 

,! NATURALI/IC1 SOCIAL >TI/S & WRIT]S ( ! PRES5T TIME1 TOO1 HAVE 9H]IT$ FROM ! B\RGEOISIE ! RESULTS ( SCI5CE & ! REF9$ SPIRIT :I* 5ABLES !M1 N[ ?AT ! AGE HAS OP5$ !IR EYES1 TO FEEL ! SUFF]+S ( !IR BRO!RS SO KE5LY & TO DEPICT !M SO P[]FULLY4 

,A POET :O ) A CREATIVE IMAG9ATION & ! HE>T ( A LOV] ( MANK9D HAS MADE ! /UDIES ?AT FL[]$ 9 0,MOD]NE ,/OIFE0 & 9 0,HEL5E0 MU/ BE C>RI$ AWAY TO MAD REBELLION4 

,AFT] ,MACKAY C\LD WRITE 0,HEL5E10 HE MU/ WRITE 0,/URM40 ,& ! POEMS ( 0,=TGANG0 >E ONLY ! QUIET] 9T]VALS BETWE5 ! HURRICANE1 ! DY+-AWAY ( IT4 

,MACKAY HAS BROK5 ) HIS PA/ & ) ! OLD WORLD4 ,9 ,TITANIC WRA? HE %AKES AT ! F\NDATIONS ON :I* SOCIETY IMAG9ES ?AT IT LIVES SECURELY4 ,) SUBLIME C\RAGE HE HURLS MI<TY W> SONGS AGA9/ A HAT$ ORD] ( ! WORLD4 

,( C\RSE ! BOOK WAS =BIDD54 

,IT IS ! RI<T ( CIVIL SOCIETY TO DEF5D ITSELF BY ALL MEANS AGA9/ AN 5EMY :O PREA*ES ! OV]?R[ ( ALL EXI/+ ?+S 9 SU* MAGNIFIC5T LANGUAGE4 

,! MELAN*OLY GLOOM :I* BROODS OV] ! SONGS ( ! 0,=TGANG10 ! LAM5TATIONS ON ! FRIGID LONEL9ESS 9 :I* ! TRU?-SEEK]S DWELL1 >E ONLY N[ COMPREH5SIBLE4 ,WE UND]/& ?AT1 ) ?IS POET :O IS TOO DEEP1 & ) ALL HIS PITY TOO PR\D TO GIVE HIMSELF OV] TO ! QUICKLY *ANG+ FAVORS ( ! MASSES1 & :O HAS =EV] BROK5 ) ! APPLAUSE ( HIS [N CA/E1 !Y >E NO M]E POETICAL FIGURE1 BUT BITT] REALITY4 

0,=TGANG0 IS A S]I\S1 RI* BOOK1 A TREASURE = UNCOMMON PEOPLE4 ,! SOLIT>Y OBS]V] ACQUIRES A KE5 GLANCE = ! EV5TS AB\T HIM1 9 :I* HE NO LONG] TAKES AN ACTIVE P>T4 ,! RESULTS ( SU* OBS]VATIONS >E TURN$ 9TO BRI<T1 PSY*OLOGICALLY 9T]E/+ LITTLE SKET*ES BY ! POET ( ! 0,=TGANG40 ,( !SE ,I 5UM]ATE ! BE/3 0,EHE0 7,M>RIAGE71 0,DIE ,KNE*T90 7,! ,HIR$ ,GIRL71 0,D] ,WAHRE0 7,! ,TRUE ,MAN71 0,FRUHL+SW9D0 7,SPR+ ,BREEZES71 0,LIEBE0 7,LOVE71 0,9 D] ,GESELLS*AFT0 7,9 ,SOCIETY74 

,!RE IS 9 ,MACKAY A PECULI> BL5D+ ( A CLE>1 SKEPTICAL REASON ) AN IMAG9ATION SO>+ 9TO ! REALMS ( ! UNKN[ABLE4 ,HIS FANTASIES SOMETIMES BORD] ON ! MORBID4 ,NEV]!LESS1 :5 HE TRIES TO BANI% !M1 ! POET %[S HIMSELF P]HAPS AT HIS BE/4 

,A YE> AFT] ! F\R BOOKS JU/ REVIEW$1 ,MACKAY PUBLI%$ A SMALL VOLUME ( TRANSLATIONS FROM ,5GLI% & ,AM]ICAN POETS4 ,IT CONTA9S MU* ?AT IS BEAUTIFUL & SUCCESSFULLY DONE2 NEV]!LESS -- ) ! EXCEPTION ( ,JOAQU9 ,MILL]'S 0,>IZONIAN0 -- ,I CANNOT RATE !M AS HI<LY AS ,MACKAY'S [N POETICAL PRODUCTIONS4 

,9 ! MEANTIME ,MACKAY MADE AN ACQUA9TANCE :I* HAD ! GREATE/ 9FLU5CE ON HIM4 ,! NEW $ITION ( 0,/URM0 ( #a#h#i1 :I* REMA9$ UNMOLE/$ BY ! POLICE1 IS D$ICAT$ TO ! MEMORY ( ,MAX ,/IRN]4 

,! HI<LY SIGNIFICANT1 N[ ALMO/ =GOTT5 BOOK ( ?IS PHILOSOPH]1 0,D] ,E9ZIGE UND SE9 ,EIG5?UM10 MU/ EX]T A SAV+ 9FLU5CE ON NATURES :O >E SICK ) AN EXCESS ( ! LOVE ( HUMANITY & :O YET UND]/& ?AT ! SACRIFICE ( !IR [N P]SONALITY NOT ONLY DOES NO GOOD TO ANY ONE1 BUT LEADS TO DECEPTION & HYPOCRISY4 ,:O HAS EV] QUITE OV]COME HIS [N SELF8 

,AT BOTTOM EV]Y L>GELY 5D[$ *>ACT] ) >TI/IC TAL5T IS AN 9DIVIDUALI/4 ,IF HE WI%ES TO BE UNUSUALLY TRUE TO HIMSELF & O!RS1 HE WILL OP5LY SAY SO2 & IF HE IS AT ! SAME A ?9K]1 HE WILL TRY TO PUT IT 9TO A SY/EM4 ,/IRN]1 ) HIS LUM9\S DEMON/RATION ( ! RI<T ( EGOISM1 C\LD ONLY (F] TO ,MACKAY 9 A CONNECT$ WAY :AT ! LATT] HAD LONG AGO EXP]I5C$ & EV5 ALREADY EXPRESS$ 9 HIS WRIT+S H]E & !RE4 

,! 5?USIA/IC GRATITUDE ) :I* HE RECOGNIZES ! MA/] ONLY %[S ?AT MU*-ABUS$ EGOISM DOES NOT NECESS>ILY MAKE ITS DISCIPLES 9CAPABLE ( EV]Y SO-CALL$ NOBLE EMOTION4 

,MACKAY SAYS 9 ! PREFACE TO ! SECOND $ITION ( 0,/URM03 --  
  

,UND LANGSAM F& I* MI*4 ,E9 ,JAHR Z]RANN 

 ,9 LETZT5 ,KAMPF51 BIS I* MI* GEWANN1 

 ,VOM ,NEBEL-,S*LEI] W> I* DI*T UMHULLT1 

 ,VON ,RUF5 AUS D] ,TIEFE WILD UMBRULLT1 

 ,VON ,LOCKUNG5 D] ,HOH5 SUSS UMKLUNG51 

 ,HOH5 UND ,TIEF5 HABE I* BEZWUNG54  
  

,IT IS V]Y PROBABLE ?AT ! POET ( 0,/URM0 WAS APPROA*$ BY ! TEMPTATION ( TAK+ AN ACTIVE P>T 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T ( \R DAY4 

,BUT ,MACKAY NO LONG] BELIEVES 9 ,UTOPIAS4 ,AS LONG AS M5 DO NOT MAKE !MSELVES 9W>DLY FREE ( ILLUSIONS & PREJUDICES ( ALL K9DS1 \TW>D LIB]TY WILL BE ( LITTLE USE TO !M4  
  

,W5N ,IHR DIE ,/>KR5 GEWORD5 SEID1 

 ,SO SCID ,IHR 9 ,EUREM ,RE*TE1  
  

HE EXCLAIMS TO ! DREAM]S4 

,! IDEA ?AT ,SOCIALI/S & ,COMMUNI/S MI<T PREP>E A HAPPY /ATE = ! PEOPLE HE OPPOSES 9 ! /RONGE/ T]MS 9 ! FOLL[+ V]SES3 --  
  

-- ,WO I/ DANN ,FREIHEIT NO* UND WO ,5TFALTUNG1 

 ,W5N ,KE9] SI* MEHR AN DEM ,&R5 MIS/8 

,WAS ,/AAT JETZT HEIS/1 WIRD DANN ,GEME9DE HEISS51 

 ,D] ,E9ZELNE WIRD MEHR UND MEHR UM5GT1 

 ,IHM I/ V]SAGT1 SI* LOS- UND FREIZUREISS51 

 ,] I/ 9 -- ,ROS5-,KETT5 E+EZWANGTL6 

,DIE 0,LIEBE0 BREITET IHRES ,MITLEIDS ,S*W+5 

 ,UEB] D] ,TAGE UN5TS*I$5E ,S*LA*T6 

 ,SIE LAHMT DE9 ,LEB51 ME9ES ,GEI/ES ,R+52 

 ,ME9 ,LA*5 UND DE9 ,WE95 S9D BEWA*T4 

,UND BLEIGRAU-ODE1 TRUBE ,LANGEWEILE 

 ,S9KT AUF DIE ,WELT H]AB E9 ,LEI*CNTU*1 

 ,]FULLUNG HEMMT DES LETZT5 ,WUNS*ES ,EILE 

 ,UND S*LIES/ DES ,LEB5S UNV]/&NES ,BU*4 4  
  

,!SE WORDS WILL H>DLY BE P>DON$ TO ,MACKAY BY ! PEOPLE :OM !Y HIT4 

,?US HE IS SEP>AT$ FROM ALL P>TIES1 & IT WILL BE HIS FATE TO BE MU* HAT$ & LITTLE UND]/OOD4 ,HE /&S ALONE1 AS IS HIS WILL1 S+LE & /RONG4 

,! LA/ WORK ) :I* ,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY HAS PRES5T$ US BE>S ! NAME 0,DAS />KE ,JAHR40 7,S*ABEIITZ1 ,ZURI*1 #a#h#i47 

,! D$ICATION ( ! POEM READS3 --  
  

,DEM GEHAS/5 ,GEFAHRT5 GEHORE SE9 ,W]K4  
  

0,/URM0 GIVES US ! ANSW] !RETO3 --  
  

,DAS I/ D] ,KAMPF1 D5 ALLNA*TLI* 

 ,BEVOR DAS ,DUNKEL Z]R9NT1 

 ,E9SAM UND GRAMVOLL AUSKAMPFT 

 ,DES ,JAHRHUND]TS V]LOR5ES ,K9D4  
  

,OR IS IT ?AT GLOOMY FRI5D TO :OM ! POET SPEAKS3 --  
  

,REI* MIR DIE ,H&1 ME9] ,JUG5D ,G5OSEE1 GEWALTIG] ,S*M]Z6  
  

,! BOOK CONSI/S ( BRILLIANT V>IATIONS ( ! !ME1 0,D] ,E9ZIGE UND SE9 ,EIG5?UM40 ,/IRN] W\LD BE PLEAS$ ) ! FRUITS ( HIS TEA*+S4 ,BUT ! H>VE/ IS NO LONG] HIS2 IT HAS BECOME ,MACKAY'S [N4 

,ONLY HE ALONE -- AN IDEALI/ ( MAT]IALISM -- C\LD WRITE SU* DEEP FANCIES ON ! RI<T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,IT REQUIRES ,MACKAY'S C\RAGE ( ! TRU? TO DRAW ! LA/ CONCLUSIONS ( ONE'S PHILOSOPHY ) SU* A WEIRDLY GR& HUMOR AS IS F\ND 9 ! POEM 0,KRAH5GEKRA*Z0 7,! ,CAW+ ( ! ,CR[S7 -- TO ILLU/RATE ITS D>K SIDE BY A PICTURE LIKE 0,D] ,TR9K]0 7,! ,DR9K]74 

,SOME SONGS 9 :I* ! WRE/L+ ) ! UNSPEAKABLE IS NOT ,YET CR[N$ BY SUCCESS1 OR :I* REF] DIRECTLY TO EXP]I5CES :I* ! READ] DOES NOT KN[1 & :I* = ?IS REASON1 DESPITE HIS BE/ EF=TS1 REMA9 OBSCURE TO HIM1 MI<T HAVE BETT] BE5 OMITT$ BY ! AU?OR4 ,! F]TILE LONEL9ESS ( ! POET1 ! *ANG+ MOODS ( ! CREATIVE SPIRIT1 >E SUNG ) WOND]FUL MELODY4 ,MACKAY F9DS T\*+ EXPRESSION ALSO = WILD PLEASURE & ! ET]NALLY WAKEFUL LONG+ AFT] HAPP9ESS4 

,H[ BEAUTIFUL IS ! SONG1 0,FRUHL+SNA*T0 7,SPR+ ,NI<T76 ,BUT LITTLE SPACE IS ACCORD$ TO LOVE4 ,IT IS ! MATURE MAN :O IS TALK+ H]E1 -- ! WISE MAN1 :O 9TRODUCES US LIKE HIS PUPIL ,WAL!R TO #aIFE'S OPUL5T FEA/1 & :OSE 0F9AL P]CEPTION0 ( ! WORLD IS --  
  

,E9/ WAHNTE I* SIE ZU V]A*T5 --  

 ,I* V]A*TE SIE NI*T MEHR --  

 ,I* KANN NUR NO* BETRA*T5 --  

 ,I* S*AUE UM MI* H] -- 

,I* BETRA*TE DAS ,SE9 WIE E9 ,HAB51 

 ,VON DEM KE9 ,TEIL I* B9 --  

 ,I* B9 ME9 -- I* KANN MI* GEB5 

 ,NI*T MEHR D5 ,&]N H94  
  

,TO :AT PURPOSE ANY FUR!R QUOTATIONS8 

,:OEV] HAS RECOGNIZ$ H[ ROTT5 ! PILL>S >E :I* WE COMMONLY CALL 0IDEALS0 :5 ! EXP]I5CES ( REALITY BRUTALLY RISE AGA9/ !M -- & :O AT ! SAME TIME C>RIES )9 HIM ! UNQU5*ABLE ?IR/ = POND]+ ON ! RIDDLES ( HUMAN BE+1 ! GREAT FATE ( ! WORLD -- WILL F9D MU* 9 ?IS BOOK TO MOVE HIM & LEAD HIM BY A R>E P]FECTION ( =M 9TO A REALM ( S]I\S1 TRUE BEAUTY4 0,DAS />KE ,JAHR0 WILL NOT CAPTURE ! MASSES1 BUT :OEV] HAS MA/]$ IT WILL F9D 9 IT A TRUE FRI5D1 & ITS 9FLU5CE WILL GR[ 9 ! C\RSE ( TIME4 

,ON ! LA/ PAGE ( 0,DAS />KE ,JAHR0 ! PUBLI%] ANN\NCES ! E>LY APPE>ANCE ( ! NOVEL1 0,DIE ,AN>*I/510 BY ,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY4 ,) IT ! POET APPE>S = ! FIR/ TIME BE=E ! PUBLIC ) A PROSE WORK ( ?IS K9D4 ,ONE IS CURI\S TO KN[ H[ SU* AN 9DEP5D5T1 C\RAGE\S1 & CONSCI5TI\S ?9K] WILL TREAT ! QUE/ION ( ! ,AN>*I/IC MOVEM5T4 ,& IT WILL BE 9T]E/+ TO SEE :E!R ! LYRIC POET1 ! NOVELI/1 HAS GR[N 9TO ! MA/]Y ( ! GREAT PICTURE ( CIVILIZATION4 

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