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Circling the Square
Michael Hamburger
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Description for Circling the Square
Paperback. Gathers Michael Hamburger's poems written during 2004-2006. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Michael Hamburger's fifth collection since the publication of "Collected Poems 1941-1994" gathers his poems written during 2004-2006, a productive period in which he has set aside translation work to concentrate on his own poetry. His intimate knowledge of the English landscape and wildlife underpins his meditations on mortality and the passing of time in these subtle and compelling poems.
Michael Hamburger's fifth collection since the publication of "Collected Poems 1941-1994" gathers his poems written during 2004-2006, a productive period in which he has set aside translation work to concentrate on his own poetry. His intimate knowledge of the English landscape and wildlife underpins his meditations on mortality and the passing of time in these subtle and compelling poems.
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
121g
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856463921
SKU
V9780856463921
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99-28
About Michael Hamburger
Michael Hamburger was born in Berlin in 1924 and moved to Britain in 1933. He is the foremost translator of German poetry into English (among the many authors he has translated from are Holderlin, Celan, Rilke and Goethe) and one of the most highly regarded English poets of our age. In 1992 he received the Order of the British Empire ... Read more
Reviews for Circling the Square
"It takes a rare poetic intelligence to achieve a scaling-down of subject matter without any loss of authority or seriousness, and this Hamburger abundantly possesses" - TLS "Few English poets of our day can have come to their craft with the cultural and linguistic richness of Michael Hamburger" - Agenda"