Early Poems: 1947-1959

by Yves Bonnefoy

Book Overview

Yves Bonnefoy is probably the most prominent figure in the generation of French poets who came into public view following World War II. Dedicated to poetry more as a means of spiritual illumination than as a technique for creating artistic monuments, he uses what he conceives to be the brokenness and poverty of language to enable us to glimpse a wholeness lacking in our contemporary world. This excellent translation of Bonnefoy's early poems represents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821409662
• ISBN13: 9780821409664
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"