{"product_id":"songs-on-the-death-of-children-selected-poems-from-kindertotenlieder","title":"Songs on the Death of Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e   German poet Friedrich Ruckert's (1788-1866) youngest children died of scarlet fever, the pandemic of his age. Over a six month period in 1834, he wrote hundreds of laments that were published posthumously in the classic poetry collection \u003ci\u003eKindertotenlieder\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Here in English for the first time, these evocative modern translations by a fellow bereaved father reveal \"an honest grappling with grief\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e). Each poem is accompanied by insights into the bereaved, along with personal anecdotes, historical and cultural information, the latest research on grief, and discussions of literary and biblical allusions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54189505872216,"sku":null,"price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781476690421.jpg?v=1778549436","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/songs-on-the-death-of-children-selected-poems-from-kindertotenlieder","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}