C.H. Sisson called John Heath-Stubbs `a Johnsonian presence with a
Miltonic disability’ – a reference to the poet’s blindness.
This selection of an abundant poet restores him to a new readership
with the work on which his popularity was based. His
ground-breaking early poetry is given its due, especially the major
long poem Wounded Thammuz, printed here in its entirety.
Heath-Stubbs was at the centre of the New Romantic school. The
Second World War left him as almost the sole representative of one
stream of English poetry. He remains crucial to the 1940s and
’50s, and was a popular presence into the 1980s, composing his
later poems in his head and reciting from memory. Too long he has
been sidelined by shifts of critical fashion. Selected Poems
includes a critical preface by John Clegg who essentialises and
celebrates the work. Three of Heath-Stubbs’ translations of
Leopardi – revered by subsequent translators, and long out of
print – are included.
General
| Imprint: |
Carcanet Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2018 |
| Authors: |
John Heath- Stubbs
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| Editors: |
John Clegg
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78410-647-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-78410-647-X |
| Barcode: |
9781784106478 |
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