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The Digamma
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The Digamma
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Loot Price R441
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An inspiring book of poetry and prose by the celebrated author Yves
Bonnefoy. Heralded as one of France’s greatest poets, Yves
Bonnefoy has been dazzling readers since the publication of his
first book in 1953. He remains influential and relevant, continuing
to compose groundbreaking new work. Though Bonnefoy recently
celebrated his ninetieth birthday, many are calling these past two
decades his most impressive yet. His latest book of poetry and
prose, The Digamma, fits wonderfully into his impressive
oeuvre, offering his signature style of simple but powerful
language with fresh new grace. A key passage of the title piece of
the book depicts the figures of Nicolas Poussin’s The
Shepherds of Arcadia, which Bonnefoy has identified as crucial to
the artist’s evolution. The sustained reference to Poussin’s
iconography serves to ground the text in the lost civilizations of
antiquity. Subtly, it brings out the underlying theme of the entire
collection—in the ambivalent world we inhabit, being and
non-being is fundamentally one. As a leading translator of
Shakespeare in France, Bonnefoy’s fascination with the master
playwright is displayed in “God in Hamlet” and “For a Staging
of Othello,” two poems in prose that belong to an ongoing series
of meditations on the plays. The collection also includes haunting
reflections on children, nature, the origins of art, and vanished
cultures.
General
Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Yves Bonnefoy
• Hoyt Rogers
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Pages: |
64 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80309-296-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-80309-296-3 |
Barcode: |
9781803092966 |
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