Still Life with a Bridle: Essays and Apocryphas - Softcover

STILL LIFE WITH A BRIDLE: Essays and Apocryphas

Original Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued. First Paperback Edition. First impression of the first paperback edition. Translated into English by John and Bogdana Carpenter. ***Near fine in colour- illustrated card wrappers. Corners of wrappers very slightly rubbed. Wrappers bright. No inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***162 pages plus a note about the author and translators to the rear. 210 mm x 140 mm. ***Essays: Delta; The Price of Art; The Bitter Smell of Tulips; Gerard Terborch: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie; Still Life with a Bridle; The Nonheroic Subject. ***Apocryphas: The Mercy of the Executioner; The Captain; Long Gerrit; Portrait in a Black Frame; The Hell of Insects; Perpetuum Mobile; Home; Spinoza's Bed; Letter; Epilogue. ***'In Still Life with a Bridle, poet and essayist Zbigniew Herbert takes an intriguing look at the cultural, artistic, and aesthetic legacy of 17th-century Holland. These sixteen essays reveal Herbert's discriminating artistic eye and poetic sensibility, one that revels in irony, humor, and a satirist's appreciation of the absurd. An inveterate museum-goer, he focuses on the art of the Dutch masters, using it as a stepping-off point for a thoroughly individual and entertaining examination of the foibles, genius, and character of the Dutch people as a whole. The result is an unorthodox and revealing glimpse into the past that gives us a keener understanding not only of distant people, but of ourselves as well.' ***'Still Life with a Bridle provides English-language readers with a welcome glimpse into the terrific intelligence and attention to craft that has made Mr. Herbert one of Poland's leading writers and an essential figure in European letters. [New York Times Book Review] Quote and review quote from rear wrapper blurb. ***First impression of the paperback first edition, in very nice clean bright condition. The book was also published by Ecco in hardback. Uncommon to find in the UK. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 6689x

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