Kavafy, full length

Richard Witt - Collection Omn.muse.litt.

260 pages, parution le 04/04/2017

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Uniquely this translation reproduces all Kavafy's original poems - including the 92 'unpublished' and 'disowned' poems which shed light on his development - while consistently rendering rhyme for rhyme, wit for wit, to convey his brilliant, idiosyncratic use of language. A major innovation, the sorting of poems by theme and mood, balances the poet's inner life with his external world. A deliberately artificial division into sections, rather than chronological or random arrangement, allows the reader to appreciate and identify with individual areas of Kavafy's concern; particularly in the 'history' poems, their background unfamiliar to today's common reader. Each section is preceded by a short orienting survey; a general preface sketches broader aspects of the poet's life, character and technique, and considers such themes as his place in postcolonial writing, his linguistic fieldwork, and the vexed question of 'irony' in his poems. For the reader wanting to follow up Kavafy's personal circumstances, his historical references, and his (possible) engagement with the political realities of his own time, there are three detailed Timelines.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Muse
Auteur(s)	Richard Witt
Collection	Omn.muse.litt.
Parution	04/04/2017
Nb. de pages	260
Format	15.2 x 22.9
Couverture	Broché
Poids	387g
EAN13	9783639637939