Poems of Jules Laforgue (English and French Edition)

Laforgue, Jules

ISBN 10: 0856463221 / ISBN 13: 9780856463228

Edité par Anvil Press Poetry, 2004

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Synopsis :

'He is an exquisite poet, a deliverer of nations...a father of light', said Ezra Pound in 1918 of Jules Laforgue. Among the most innovative of poets in the French language, Laforgue was an important influence on the young T S Eliot. Part-symbolist and part-impressionist, his associative method, speech-rhythms and boldly heterogeneous diction make him not only one of the most individual of French poets but also among the most entertaining. Notable also for his early protests for the liberation of women, Laforgue died in Paris in 1887 aged just 27. In this revised edition of his verse translation, Peter Dale (described by Donald Davie as an 'exceptionally thoughtful and enterprising translator') captures the energy and panache of Laforgue's poetry in translations which are by turns as playful, wild, clear, obscure and impossible as the French poems.

À propos de l?auteur: Peter Dale was born in Addleston, Surrey, and worked as a secondary school teacher before becoming a freelance writer in 1993. He was co-editor of the poetry journal 'Agenda' for many years. Well known for his translations of Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and the poems of Francois Villon, he is also an accomplished poet in his own right. His selected poems, 'Edge to Edge', was published in 1997.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Poems of Jules Laforgue (English and French ...
Éditeur : Anvil Press Poetry
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good