99 POEMS IN TRANSLATION - AN ANTHOLOGY (PAPERBACK, 1ST PBK. IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Designed as a companion volume to the enormously successful 100 Poems by 100 Poets and arranged alphabetically, this collection spans centuries and continents. The poets range from Anna Akhmatova to Yuan Chen, from Charles Baudelaire to Virgil, each of them translated into memorable English by such poetic luminaries as Ben Johnson, Elizabeth Bishop, and Robert Graves. Full of surprising juxtapositions and possessed of a gargantuan range of voices and styles, 99 Poems in Translation is a unique convergence of some of the world's most beautiful poetry. Features Summary Straddling a wide range of styles, cultures, and time periods, this title gathers the works of such poets as Anna Akhmatora, Charles Baudelaire, Ovid... Author Harold Pinter (Author), Anthony Astbury (Author), Geoffrey Godbert (Author) Publisher Avalon Travel Publishing Release date 19970207 Pages 149 ISBN 0-8021-3489-0 ISBN 13 978-0-8021-3489-9