Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard (English and French Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (931 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0976844931 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She resides in Knoxville, TN. She holds the Hodges Chair for Distinguished Teaching in English at the University of Tennessee. Marilyn Kallet is the author of eleven other books
"Decent translation" according to Bogdan Iliescu. The rating is for Eluard's poems, which are truly beautiful. The translation, though, is just OK; although I really understand the difficulties of translating from French to English, when it comes to poetry everything changes, the translation turns into art. Unfortunately, here and there, it seems that the translator misses the point and the meaning of the poem as a whole and what you get in English is a different p
This bilingual edition translates Eluard's marvelous books of Last Love Poems composed during 1946-1951. Included is an enlightening introduction covering Eluard's later works.. Paul Eluard (1895-1952) is widely considered to be one of France's most important poets
(Library Journal)A translation which is always reliable, and most sensitive to the original language when it most needs to be, one leaves 'Phoenix,' and Eluard's poems as a whole, with renewed awe at their unitary simplicity and grace. (PN Review (UK)) .Kallet's translations are very good, and she has written a useful introduction that places in its personal, linguistic, and aesthetic context the last work of this poet(Booklist) . This is a milestone English-language presentation of an important Surrealist writer