Seedtime - Notebooks, 1954-79

"First published in French as Philippe Jaccottet, Le Semaison: Carnets, 1954-1979"--Title page verso.

About the author

Philippe Jaccottet is a major Swiss poet, critic, and the translator of works by Homer, Goethe, Holderlin, Rilke, and Musil. Tess Lewis's numerous translations from French and German include works by Peter Handke, Jean-Luc Benoziglio and Pascale Bruckner.

Summary

Since his first collection of poetry appeared in 1953, Philippe Jaccottet has sought to express the ineffable that lies at the heart of our material world in his essential, elemental poetry. In this translation, English readers can follow in his footsteps of fifty years ago and find the still-viable seeds of his delicate and tenacious verse.

Product details

• Authors: Philippe Jaccottet
• Assisted by: Tess Lewis (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.11.2013
• EAN: 9780857421678
• ISBN: 978-0-85742-167-8
• Series: SB - The Swiss List; Seagull Books - The Swiss List; SB - The Swiss List; Swiss List; Seagull Books - The Swiss List; The Swiss List (Seagull Titles - Chicago)
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Französisch, Frankreich, Lyrik, Poesie, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, Literature - Classics / Criticism, POETRY / European / French