Circling the Square (Paperback)

Michael Hamburger

ISBN 10: 0856463922 / ISBN 13: 9780856463921

Edité par Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester, 2007

Paperback. Michael Hamburger's fifth collection since the publication of "Collected Poems 1941-1994" gathers his poems written during 2004-2006, a productive period in which he has set aside translation work to concentrate on his own poetry. His intimate knowledge of the English landscape and wildlife underpins his meditations on mortality and the passing of time in these subtle and compelling poems. Gathers Michael Hamburger's poems written during 2004-2006. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780856463921

Synopsis :

Michael Hamburger's fifth collection since the publication of Collected Poems 1941-1994 gathers his poems written during 2004-2006, a productive period in which he has set aside translation work to concentrate on his own poetry. His intimate knowledge of the English landscape and wildlife underpins his meditations on mortality and the passing of time in these subtle and compelling poems. Michael Hamburger OBE was born in Berlin in 1924, and moved to Britain in 1933. In addition to his many books of poetry, he has published several collections of essays, a study of modernist poetry since Baudelaire, The Truth of Poetry, and an autobiography. He has translated from, among others, Goethe, Hölderlin, Rilke and Celan. His awards include the Goethe Medal of the German Federal Republic for services to German literature and the European Community's first European Translation Prize for Poems of Paul Celan, now reissued in its third edition.

À propos de l'auteur: Michael Hamburger was born in Berlin in 1924 and came to Britain as a child in 1933. He is the foremost translator of German poetry into English - among the many authors he has translated from are Hölderlin, Celan, Rilke and Goethe - and one of Britain's leading poets of the period since World War 2.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Circling the Square (Paperback)
Éditeur : Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new