Sämtliche Werke in 18 Bänden. Band 1. Die Fibel.

Aristocratic and recondite, George deliberately wrote difficult poetry for those few he believed destined to understand him. Gathered about him was a group of gifted, often physically beautiful young men, the so-called George Kreis (George Circle), to whom he charged the spreading of his ideas. George's poems continue to influence young show more writers---not so much for their themes as for their austere formal style and perfection of diction; a diction expanded by his vast knowledge of languages, both ancient and modern. Many young poets today would aspire to Bithell's praise: "George paints with vowels or plays on them just as a pianist plays on keys; he tangles his construction; he swathes the inner meaning of the poem in a floating veil of symbol." (Bowker Author Biography) show less