Perfect Order (Paperback)

Nasos Vayenas

ISBN 10: 0856464317 / ISBN 13: 9780856464317

Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester, 2010

Paperback. "The Perfect Order" is the first extensive selection of Nasos Vayenas' poems to appear in English. Spanning thirty-six years from 1974 to 2010, it covers every phase of his long and varied writing career - from the first registrations of his poetic voice, then as a leading member of the 'Generation of the Seventies', to his latest series of deeply felt, witty and urbane sonnets in honour of writers whom he loves, including Byron, Borges, Eliot and Cavafy. Also included are samples of his theoretical and critical writings, which provide both a foil and a context to his poems. A selection of Nasos Vayenas' poems that spans thirty-six years from 1974 to 2010. It covers every phase of his long and varied writing career - from the first registrations of his poetic voice, then as a leading member of the 'Generation of the Seventies'. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780856464317

Inhaltsangabe:

The first major English selection of this exceptional Greek poet spans thirty-six years, covering a varied poetic career?from the first registration of his "identity" as a highly original, international modernist and a leading member of the "Generation of the Seventies"?to the recent sonnets honoring writers he loves.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Nasos Vayenas: Nasos Vayenas was awarded the Greek National Poetry Prize in 2005. He was born in 1945 in the northern Greek city of Drama, and studied at the universities of Athens, Rome, Essex and Cambridge; there, he wrote The Poet and the Dancer, his acclaimed thesis on George Seferis, published in Greek in 1979. Eleven books of poems and one of imaginative prose have appeared since 1974, alongside several critical works. Since 1992, he has been Professor of Literary Theory and Criticism at the University of Athens, where he lives.

 

Richard Berengarten: Richard Berengarten (Burns) has lived in Greece, Italy, the UK, the USA and former Yugoslavia. He has published more than 20 books, mainly poetry and translations. In 1975, he launched and co-ordinated the first international Cambridge Poetry Festival.

 

Paschalis Nikolaou: Paschalis Nikolaou is Lecturer in Literary Translation at the Ionian University, Corfu, Greece. He is co-editor of Translating Selves: Experience and Identity between Languages and Literatures (Continuum, 2008).

Nasos Vayenas: Nasos Vayenas was awarded the Greek National Poetry Prize in 2005. He was born in 1945 in the northern Greek city of Drama, and studied at the universities of Athens, Rome, Essex and Cambridge; there, he wrote The Poet and the Dancer, his acclaimed thesis on George Seferis, published in Greek in 1979. Eleven books of poems and one of imaginative prose have appeared since 1974, alongside several critical works. Since 1992, he has been Professor of Literary Theory and Criticism at the University of Athens, where he lives.

Richard Berengarten: Richard Berengarten (Burns) has lived in Greece, Italy, the UK, the USA and former Yugoslavia. He has published more than 20 books, mainly poetry and translations. In 1975, he launched and co-ordinated the first international Cambridge Poetry Festival.

Paschalis Nikolaou: Paschalis Nikolaou is Lecturer in Literary Translation at the Ionian University, Corfu, Greece. He is co-editor of Translating Selves: Experience and Identity between Languages and Literatures (Continuum, 2008).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Perfect Order (Paperback)
Verlag: Carcanet Press Ltd, Manchester
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Einband: Paperback
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