Furor and Mystery and Other Poems |
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| Preface by:
| Char, Rene |
| Introduction by:
| Bermann, Sandra |
| Translator:
| Caws, Mary Ann
Kline, Nancy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9842640-2-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Publisher: | Commonwealth Books,Black Widow
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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Rene Char (1907-1988) was one of France's most respected 20th century poets. Part of the Surrealist group in the late 1920's-1930's, he gradually drifted away from the group. During WWII he joined the resistance and wrote his forceful prose poems describing what he saw and experienced. This large, bilingual anthology, includes all of his well known books Feuillets d'Hypnos and Fureur et Mystere as well as a sampling of other poems and prose poems. Insightful essays are provided by...
More DescriptionRene Char (1907-1988) was one of France's most respected 20th century poets. Part of the Surrealist group in the late 1920's-1930's, he gradually drifted away from the group. During WWII he joined the resistance and wrote his forceful prose poems describing what he saw and experienced. This large, bilingual anthology, includes all of his well known books Feuillets d'Hypnos and Fureur et Mystere as well as a sampling of other poems and prose poems. Insightful essays are provided by Sandra Bermann, Mary Ann Caws, and Nancy Kline.