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Description
When United States Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin was a young poet, Ezra Pound advised him to "read seeds / not twigs." Since the ballads of Spain are among the essential seeds of Western literature, Merwin set out to read them as closely as possible--through the act of translating them. The result was Spanish Ballads.
Originally published in 1961 as a mass-market paperback--and dedicated to Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes--Merwin's translations show a dedication to form, staying true to "the economy and dramatic tradition which abound in the romances."
For Spanish Ballads--long out of print and newly reissued as a Copper Canyon Press Classic--W.S. Merwin selected representative examples of every kind of ballad: from episodic narratives to unusual "wonder-mongering" songs. Grouped by kind and arranged in chronological order, these poems provide an essential key to Spanish culture from the late Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
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- Auteur(s) :
- Editeur:
Contenu
- Nombre de pages :
- 96
- Langue:
- Anglais
- Collection :
Caractéristiques
- EAN:
- 9781556592782
- Date de parution :
- 01-07-08
- Format:
- Livre broché
- Format numérique:
- Trade paperback (VS)
- Dimensions :
- 142 mm x 190 mm
- Poids :
- 235 g
