Charms and Other Pieces
First, bilingual edition
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Author
Contributions
- Peter Dale (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2007-09-01 - Anvil Press Poetry
Language
English
Word Count
48,000 words, Guess
Page Count
192 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecharmsotherpiece0000valr
- ISBN-100856463981
- ISBN-139780856463983
- Goodreads2260237
- LibraryThing5282639
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number154704154
- Better World Books9780856463983
- Open LibraryOL11614114M
Classifications
- LCCPQ2643.A26
- LCCPQ2643.A26 C53 2007
Description
"Paul Valery's most celebrated collection Charmes was first published in 1922. It contains several of his most famous poems, including 'Ebauche d'un serpent' and 'Le cimetiere marin' - in Yvor Winters' view 'the two greatest short poems ever written.' The collection as a whole has achieved classic status as the finest work by the finest modern French poet. Here it is introduced and discussed by Peter Dale who has also appended some early poems, and one much later piece, of related interest." "Peter Dale has been working on his translations for some thirty years, As ever, he takes the hardest - and for the reader, most rewarding - route in making versions with corresponding rhyme and metre. The result is a fresh view of an intriguing poet,somewhat neglected but now revived in English."--book jacket.
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