Gottfried Benn:

absolute art absolute prose alienation already artistic artistry Benn's poetry Berlin blood brain Brecht Carl Carl Einstein Carl Sternheim century concept cosmic creative death destroyed destruction developed discussion doctor dream ecstasy essay eternal Europe European expression Expressionism Expressionist extreme famous feel Flaubert forces German experience German Poetry Goethe Gottfried Benn hand Hanns Johst Hebbel Heinrich Mann human Ignorabimus individual infinities inner intellectual Ithaca language light Liliencron Literary Emigres Little Aster lived lonely looked lutz lyrical Lyrical Poetry Marxism means meant Michael Hamburger modern movement namely National Socialism National Socialist nature Nazi never Nietzsche nihilism once path perhaps philosophy poem poet political possible post-war Primal Vision problem professor pure question race reader realise reality Rilke Roaring Twenties Ronne scientific stanza Stefan George Sternheim style T. S. Eliot theme things Thomas Mann thought typical Volk whole words write