4. ‘Because my love has forsaken me’: 1907–1909

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Preface xi
5. 1. ‘Sweet was my mother’s milk’: 1881–1902 1
6. 2. ‘Now I came from the battlefield’: 1903–1904 22
7. 3. ‘Two roads are before me’: 1905–1906 43
8. 4. ‘Because my love has forsaken me’: 1907–1909 74
9. 5. ‘Crossing the borders of Transylvania’: 1910–1913 98
10. 6. ‘To plough in winter is hard work’: 1914–1918 131
11. 7. ‘The time to rove has come’: 1919–1925 167
12. 8. ‘The forest rustles, the fields rustle’: 1925–1928 207
13. 9. ‘The wreath is wound around me’: 1929–1935 237
14. 10. ‘Stars, stars, brightly shine’: 1936–1938 276
15. 11. ‘From here is seen the graveyard’s border’: 1939–1942 309
16. 12. ‘I see the beautiful sky’: 1942–1945 345
17. Postlude 375
18. List of Works 382
19. Notes 392
20. Bibliography 410
21. Index 417