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Selected Poems Philippe Jaccottet - (Paperback)

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Philippe Jaccottet is one of a group of poets who turned away from the Surrealists' sometimes abstruse experiments with form in favor of a muted lyrical expression born of a quasi-fraternal bonding with the wonder of earth, light, water, sky.
About the Author: Born in Moudon, Switzerland in 1925, Philippe Jaccottet is one of the most prominent figures of the immediate post-war generation of French poets.
160 Pages
Poetry, European

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Philippe Jaccottet is one of a group of poets who turned away from the Surrealists' sometimes abstruse experiments with form in favor of a muted lyrical expression born of a quasi-fraternal bonding with the wonder of earth, light, water, sky. This lyricism is steeped in an ambiguous sense of our planet's vulnerability in this nuclear age. Jaccottet's work has now developed steadily over nearly four decades as Derek Mahon points out in his introductory essay. In themes and form it will not seem alien to English language readers, yet Jaccottet's voice is his own. The sensuous modulations of imagery, harmony, and mood are strangely moving and haunt the imagination.

About the Author

Born in Moudon, Switzerland in 1925, Philippe Jaccottet is one of the most prominent figures of the immediate post-war generation of French poets. He has lived in France since 1953, working as a translator and freelance writer. As well as poetry, he has published prose writings, notebooks and critical essays. He is particularly well known as a translator from the German language (Musil, Rilke, Mann, Holderlin), but he has also translated Homer, Plato, Ungaretti and Montale.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.51 Inches (H) x 5.28 Inches (W) x .51 Inches (D)

Weight: .57 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 160

Genre: Poetry

Sub-Genre: European

Publisher: Wake Forest University Press

Theme: French

Format: Paperback

Author: Philippe Jaccottet

Language: English

Street Date: November 1, 1988

TCIN: 1003738848

UPC: 9780916390310

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-5088

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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