Essay
“I am not that tree”: The Crucifix in Glück’s lyric poetry as the Tree of Revelation
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This argumentative essay focuses on the use of trees and wood in two of Glück's poems: "Afterword" and "Parable of the Dove". The mentioning of trees as well as sacrifice and suffering refers to the biblical story of Christ dying on the Cross. By means of recalling the Crucifix, Glück complicates...
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