Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet considered one of the most important figures of German literary Expressionism. Writing in a dense, visionary style marked by recurring color imagery and a preoccupation with decay and death, he published his only completed collection, Gedichte, in 1913 before dying in 1914. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists.
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3 February 1887-3 November 1914
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Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet considered one of the most important figures of German literary Expressionism.
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Georg Trakl (Austrian German: [ˈtraːkl̩]; 3 February 1887-3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl.
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