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The Anchor’s Long Chain
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The Anchor’s Long Chain
Series: The Seagull Library of French Literature
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An experiment with the sonnet form by one of the foremost French
poets of his generation. Yves Bonnefoy has wowed the literary world
for decades with his diffuse volumes. First published in France in
2008, The Anchor’s Long Chain is an indispensable addition to his
oeuvre. Enriching Bonnefoy’s earlier work, the volume, translated
by Beverley Bie Brahic, also innovates, including an unprecedented
sequence of nineteen sonnets. These sonnets combine the strictness
of the form with the freedom to vary line length and create
evocative fragments. Compressed, emotionally powerful, and
allusive, the poems are also autobiographical—but only in
glimpses. Throughout, Bonnefoy conjures up life’s eternal
questions with each new poem. Longer, discursive pieces, including
the title poem’s meditation on a prehistoric stone circle and a
legend about a ship, are also part of this volume, as are a number
of poetic prose pieces in which Bonnefoy, like several of his great
French predecessors, excels. Long-time fans will find much to
praise here, while newer readers will quickly find themselves under
the spell of Bonnefoy’s powerful, discursive poetry. Â
General
Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Seagull Library of French Literature |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2015 |
Authors: |
Yves Bonnefoy
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Translators: |
Beverley Bie Brahic
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
112 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80309-293-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80309-293-9 |
Barcode: |
9781803092935 |
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