Last Verses - Softcover

Laforgue, Jules

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890650544 ISBN 13: 9781890650544

Verlag: Omnidawn Publishing, 2011

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Setting a precedent that has not been surpassed in more than a century, this full-length collection from a classic French symbolist poet explores an innovative, organic form of free verse. Juxtaposing common objects with romantic ideals, this final work?penned by a dying man?abandons the literary conventions of the era, and instead utilizes experimental rhythmic patterns, psychological realism, and impressionistic language. Honest, shocking, and enthralling, Laforgue projects his ideas into uncharted territories of spiritual realms, sexual extremity, and the purity of despair. This intricate work is made accessible to modern readers through the elegant translation that captures the spirit of the original, while the original French is still available on facing pages.

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Jules Laforgue was an innovative French poet—part symbolist and part impressionist—who was an important influence on the young T. S. Eliot. He authored many works, including L'Imitation de Notre Dame de la Lune and Moralités légendaires, though several were not published until after his death in 1887. Donald Revell is a poet, an essayist, a translator, and a professor, as well as the director of creative writing at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas. He is the author of more than 10 books, including The Bitter Withy and A Thief of Strings, and he is the poetry editor of Colorado Review. He lives in Las Vegas.

Among the most innovative of poets in the French language, JULES LAFORGUE was an important influence on the young T S Eliot and called and “exquisite poet” by Ezra Pound. Called both part-symbolist and part-impressionist, his associative method, speech-rhythms and heterogeneous diction make him one of the most individual French poets. Laforgue died at the age of 27 in 1887. DONALD REVELL is Professor of English & Director of Creative Writing programs at UNLV. Thief of Strings is his tenth poetry collection, published by Alice James. Donald Revell's previous translations include The Illumninations by Arthur Rimbaud, and A Season in Hell by Arthur Rimbaud, both of which were published by Omnidawn. A Season in Hell won the PSA translation award. His books of essays include Invisible Green: Selected Prose, published by Omnidawn. He serves as poetry editor of Colorado Review. Revell lives in the desert south of Las Vegas with his wife, poet Claudia Keelan, and their children Benjamin Brecht and Lucie Ming.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Omnidawn Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1890650544
• ISBN 13: 9781890650544
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 93
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