Description: The Arrire-Pays by Yves Bonnefoy, Stephen Romer Since the publication of his first book in 1953, the author has become one of the most important French poets of the postwar years. This English translation of his celebrated work "LArriere-Pays", takes us to the heart of his creative process and to the very core of his poetic spirit. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Since the publication of his first book in 1953, Yves Bonnefoy has become one of the most important French poets of the postwar years. At last, we have the long-awaited English translation of Yves Bonnefoys celebrated work, LArrière-pays, which takes us to the heart of his creative process and to the very core of his poetic spirit. In his poem, "The Convex Mirror," Bonnefoy writes: "Look at them down there, at that crossroads, / They seem to hesitate, then go on." The idea of the crossroads haunts Bonnefoys work, as he is troubled by the idea that the path not taken may lead to the arrière-pays, a place of greater plenitude, and of more authentic being—an "elsewhere in the absolute." Seized by this fear that what he terms "presence" exists always somewhere else, a little further on, Bonnefoy here sets out on a labyrinthine quest to find traces of this "original place," which he locates not only in objects of knowledge and experience as diverse as the deserts of Asia, a hill fort in India, a church in Armenia, the painting of Piero della Francesca but also, crucially, in the undivided intensity of his experiences as a child. Written with a visionary grace, The Arrière-pays is a spiritual testament to art, philosophy, and poetry. Enriched by a new preface by the poet, this volume also includes three recent essays in which he returns to his original account of an ethical and aesthetic haunting, one that recounts the struggle between our instinct to idealize—what he deems our eternal Platonism—and the equally strong need to combat this and to be reconciled with our nature as finite beings, made of flesh and blood, in the world of the here and now. Author Biography Yves Bonnefoy is a poet, critic, and professor emeritus of comparative poetics at the College de France. In addition to poetry and literary criticism, he has published numerous works of art history and translated into French several of Shakespeares plays. Stephen Romer is maitre de conferences at the University of Tours. A poet and critic, he has published four original collections and two anthologies of modern French poetry in translation. Table of Contents Preface Translators Note Introduction by Stephen Romer The Arri Review "Yves Bonnefoy is one of the rare poets in the history of literature to have sustained the highest level of artistic excellence throughout an entire lifetime - more than half a century now, and still counting." (Paul Auster)" Details ISBN0857420267 Author Stephen Romer Publisher Seagull Books London Ltd Year 2012 Translator Stephen Romer ISBN-10 0857420267 ISBN-13 9780857420268 Format Hardcover Imprint Seagull Books London Ltd Place of Publication Greenford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 841.914 Illustrations 20 colour plates Birth 1957 Language English Media Book Short Title ARRIERE PAYS Residence FR Publication Date 2012-07-27 UK Release Date 2012-07-27 Pages 219 AU Release Date 2012-07-27 NZ Release Date 2012-07-27 Series The French List Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137706554;
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Book Title: The Arri?Re-Pays
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Author: Yves Bonnefoy
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Language: English
Topic: Poetry
Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
Publication Year: 2012
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Number of Pages: 219 Pages
