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Three-toed Gull by Lars-Hakan Svensson & Jesper Svenbro & John Matthias
Selected Poems
A selection of Swedish poet Jesper Svenbro's poems, drawn from his seven previous volumes and translated into English. Svenbro calls upon the myths of the Greeks, journeys in Lapland, the poetry of Sappho and T.S. Eliot, the joys of childhood and the evocations of nature and of art.Perhaps the most widely respected and read poet of his generation in Sweden, Jesper Svenbro makes his debut in the English-speaking world with this selection of poems drawn from his seven previous volumes and impeccably translated by John Matthias and Lars-Hakan Svensson. At times intellectual and erudite, at other times invoking intimacy and closely observed memories, Svenbro appears here at his most richly allusive, calling with consummate ease upon the myths of the Greeks, real and imaginary journeys in Lapland, the poetry of Sappho and T. S. Eliot, the plaints and joys of childhood, and the evocations of nature and of art. Whether in intricate formal innovations or flights of free verse, in the linguistic politics of "Stalin as Wolf" or the political linguistics of "A Critique of Pure Representation," Svenbro's work captures in its every nuance the transcendent possibilities of the poet's art. |
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| Author(s) : Jesper Svenbro & John Matthias | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0810120429 | ISBN-13 : 9780810120426 |
| RRP : £10.95 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Hydra Books
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 30/04/2003
Publisher : Northwestern University Press,U.S.
Page Length : 168mm
Page Size : 229mm