Isbn: 9780060575823 - the winged energy of delight: selected translations (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "This dazzling, intensely personal compendium is a passionate feast." --Jane Hirshfield Robert Bly had always been amazingly prescient in his choice of poets to translate. The poetry he chose supplied qualities that were lacking from the literary culture of this country. For the first time Robert Bly's brilliant translations, from several languages and spanning twenty-two poets, have been brought together in one book. At a time when editors and readers knew only Eliot and Pound, Robert Bly introduced the earthy wildness of Pablo Neruda and Cesar Vallejo and the sober grief of Trakl, as well as the elegance of Jiménez and Tranströmer. He also published high-spirited versions of Kabir and Rumi, and Mirabai, which had considerable influence on the wide culture of the 1970s and 1980s. Bly's clear translations of Rilke attracted many new readers to the poet, and his versions of Machado have become models of silence and depth. He continues to bring fresh and amazing poets into English, most recently Rolf Jacobsen, Miguel Hernandez, Francis Ponge, and the ninteenth-century Indian poet Ghalib. As Kenneth Rexroth has said, Robert Bly "is one of the leaders of a poetic revival which has returned American literature to the world community.".…

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 406 pp., Includes 22 poets from Europe, Asia, and the Americas:Neruda, Vallejo, Trakl, Jimenez and Transtromer, Kabir, Rumi and Mirabai, Rilke, Machado, Rolf Jacobsen, Miguel Hernandz, Francis Ponge, Ghalib and others.

Zustand: Fine in fine jacket. dj. First edition (stated). First printing of this collection of Bly's translations of Neruda, Rilke, Basho, Rumi, Horace, and many others. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter blue cloth with blue boards. In original unclipped ($29.95) dust jacket. 406 pages. Minor edgewear and bumping.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 406 pages. 6.50x9.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.