Selected Poems

Informationen zum Autor Milan Jesih was born in Ljubljana in 1950. In addition to his poetry, he has written plays and produced numerous translations into Slovenian from English and Russian. Klappentext "Foreword copyright (c) 2015 David Bandelj" -- Verso title page. Zusammenfassung A postmodern poet who successfully employed classic structures to exploit the range of possibilities inherent in the Slovenian language, this selection from the life's work of Milan Jesih highlights his revolutionary approach to verse. Beginning with humor and autobiography and gradually withdrawing into a universe of of fragments, quotations, dreams, and doubt, this collection offers English readers a first glimpse into the work of one of Slovenia's literary treasures.

Product details

• Authors: Milan Jesih
• Assisted by: Nada Groselj (Translation), Nada Grošelj (Translation)
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781628971101
• ISBN: 978-1-62897-110-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: SLOVENIAN LITERATURE SERIES; Slovenian Literature; Slovenian Literature Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies