!!!Ehrenstein, Albert

b. Vienna, Dec. 23, 1886, 
d. New York (USA), April 8, 1950, poet and narrative writer, important 
representative of Expressionism, supported by K.  Kraus, who later 
became the focus of E.'s attacks. Wrote poems that experimented with 
language and contained sharp social criticism. 1932 fled to 
Switzerland, then in 1941 to the USA.

!Works
Poetry: Die weisse Zeit, 1914; Der Mensch schreit, 1916; Die 
rote Zeit, 1917. - Narratives: Tubutsch, 1911 (with illustrations by 
O. Kokoschka); Der Selbstmord eines Katers, 1912 (re-released under 
the title "Bericht aus einem Tollhaus", 1919); Ritter des Todes, 1926. 
- Essays: K. Kraus, 1920; Menschen und Affen, 1926. - Edition: Werke, 
ed. by H. Mittelmann, 2 vols., 1989/1991.

!Literature
J. Drews, Die Lyrik A. E., doctoral thesis, 1969; U. 
Laugwitz, A. E., Studien zu Leben, Werk und Wirkung eines 
dt.-jued. Schriftstellers, 1987; A. A. Wallas, A. E. 
Mythenzerstoerer und Mythenschoepfer, 1994.



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