Poems from France (Apollo Edition)

Published by Thomas Y. Crowell, 1972

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Well worn covers with still tight sturdy binding, besides multiple creases and rub marks covers have a half inch tear at tail of spine; text is mildly yellowed. This is a side by side French original and English translation edition. ".from the 14th Century to the present, from Deschamps to Prevert, and include Villon, Ronsard, La Fontaine, Hugo. Because their influence on modern writing has been so important, particular emphasis has been given to the poets since Baudelaire. The translations, many done especially for this anthology, have been as carefully chosen as the poems themselves. Among the translators are such writers as Richard Wilbur, Marianne Moore, Edmund Spenser, Katherine Anne Porter, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti." Contains biographies of the poets, of whom there are 47, and four Indexes one each for Titles, First Lines, Poets, and Translators. 226 pages.

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Title
Poems from France (Apollo Edition)
Author
William Jay Smith, compiler
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell
Publication year
1972
Condition
Fair
Book Type
Book
Binding
Soft cover
Illustrator
Roger Duvoisin
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