Review (PDF) Stéphane Mallarmé: The Poems In Verse
The Poems in Verse is Peter Manson s translation of the Poésies of Stéphane Mallarmé. Long overshadowed by Mallarmé's theoretical writings and by his legendary visual poem Un coup de Dés jamais n'abolira le Hasard, the Poésies are lyrics of a uniquely prescient and generative modernity. Grounded in a scrupulous sounding of the complex ambiguities of the original poems, Manson s English translations draw on the resources of the most innovative poetries of our own time these may be the first translations really to trust the English language to bear the full weight of Mallarméan complexity. With The Poems in Verse, Mallarmé's voice is at last brought back, with all its incisive strangeness, into the conversation it started a hundred and fifty years ago, called contemporary poetry.
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Miami University Press (March 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1881163504
ISBN-13: 978-1881163503
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 6.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,067,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #170 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Regional & Cultural > European > French
This is a stunningly good translation in that the poems are written anew. It is an utter joy to read.
Manson's "translation of Mallarmé’s poems is probably the most elegant," wrote Alex Ross in the New Yorker. So there you go.
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