The Invention of Poetry - Selected Poems

Majestic, universal, and supremely cultured, Czerniawski's lyrical poems remain wonderfully accessible in Higgins' new English translations. As Czerniawski says, "This book is not a text-book on astro-physics, neuroscience, German metaphysics, Fermat's last theorem or nuclear biology. It is a collection of poems, a work of literature. It ought to appeal to people who appreciate poetry and will be ignored by people who have no time for it. That's all that can usefully be said on this topic."

Summary

Majestic, universal, and supremely cultured, Czerniawski’s lyrical poems remain wonderfully accessible in Higgins’ new English translations. As Czerniawski says, “This book is not a text-book on astro-physics, neuroscience, German metaphysics, Fermat’s last theorem or nuclear biology.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Czerniawski, Mr Adam Czerniawski
• Assisted by: Iain Higgins (Translation), Ian Higgins (Translation)
• Publisher: Salt Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2005
• EAN: 9781844710911
• ISBN: 978-1-84471-091-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 213 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 232 g
• Illustrations: Not illustrated
• Series: Salt Modern Poets
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies