99 Poems in Translation: an Anthology

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Marc Notes: Originally published: London: Greville, 1994.; Includes index.; 8; Companion to 100 Poems by 100 Poets by the same editors, this collection celebrates the art of the poet-translator, showing how the very heart of the English tradition has been sustained and enriched by it over the centuries.; Translated from multiple languages. Publisher Marketing: 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. Publisher Marketing: Companion to 100 Poems by 100 Poets by the same editors, this collection celebrates the art of the poet-translator, showing how the very heart of the English tradition has been sustained and enriched by it over the centuries. Review Citations:

Booklist 09/01/1994 pg. 20 (EAN 9780802115577, Hardcover)

Library Journal 07/01/1994 pg. 98 (EAN 9780802115577, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 06/27/1994 pg. 66 (EAN 9780802115577, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Pinter, Harold Pinter won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. Contributor Bio:  Astbury, Anthony Anthony Astbury is the editor of the Greville Press.