I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.

Gottes Schweigen
Trank ich aus dem Brunnen des Hains.

Georg Trakl

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Topic

Silence Stillness Solitude The forest

Author

Georg Trakl

Source

De Profundis Gedichte

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

German

Time

1912 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Austria Europe

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Original Citation

Trakl, Georg. "De profundis." Gedichte. Contumax, 1913.

Current Citation

Trakl, Georg. "De profundis." To the Silenced, translated by Will Stone. Arc Publications, 2005.

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Medium
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Time
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Original Citation

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"Where is God gone?" he called out. "I mean to tell you! We have killed him,—you and I! We are all his murderers!

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Death of God Existence of God God Decline of religion

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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Time
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