Bestiary, or Procession of Orpheus
Guillaume Apollinaire's first book of poems has charmed readers with its brief celebrations of animals, birds, fish, insects, and the mythical poet Orpheus since it was first published in 1911. Though Apollinaire would go on to longer and more ambitious work, his Bestiary reveals key elements of his later poetry, among them surprising images, wit, formal mastery, and wry irony. X. J. Kennedy's fresh translation follows Apollinaire in casting the poems into rhymed stanzas, suggesting music and sudden closures while remaining faithful to their sense. Kennedy provides the English alongside the original French, inviting readers to compare the two…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4214-0156-0
- EAN: 9781421401560
- Produktnummer: 35554998
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
X. J. Kennedy has written poetry, children's verse, and fiction as well as textbooks on writing and literature. Before becoming a full-time writer, he taught at the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina¿Greensboro, Tufts University, Wellesley College, the University of California¿Irvine, and the University of Leeds. He now lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with his wife and sometime coauthor, Dorothy M. Kennedy.
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