'The cultural breadth of the anthology's selections create a rich linguistic, historical, and cultural overview of one of the most long-lived forms of poetry known today. The poetry itself is fresh and appealing in its own right and Professor Kinck's translations capture the sense of the original in spare and vivid modern English translations that avoid both archaisms and jargon. ... Read moreProfessor Klinck wears her immense erudition lightly in the useful, clear introduction and select bibliography, both of which orient the novice reader well without short-changing those already knowledgeable in the field. This excellent anthology will appeal to a large audience of students and teachers in the humanities and interpretive social sciences at a wide range of colleges and universities (perhaps even some high schools).' - Ann Marie Rasmussen, Associate Professor of German, Duke University Show Less