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Under Clouded Skies / Beauregard (Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets, 5)
Philippe Jaccottet
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Description for Under Clouded Skies / Beauregard (Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets, 5)
Paperback. Translator(s): Treharne, Mark; Constantine, David J. Series: Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140. Weight in Grams: 247.
Philippe Jaccottet’s poetry is meditative, immediate and sensuous. It is rooted in the Drôme region of south-east France, which gives it a rich sense of place. This book brings together his re?ections on landscape in the prose pieces of Beauregard (1980) and in the poems of Under Clouded Skies (1983), two thematically linked collections which are remarkable for their lyrical restraint and quiet power. Jaccottet’s poetry is largely grounded in landscape and the visual world, pursuing an anxious and persistent questioning of natural signs, meticulously conveyed in a syntax of great inventiveness. His work is animated by a fascination ... Read more
Philippe Jaccottet’s poetry is meditative, immediate and sensuous. It is rooted in the Drôme region of south-east France, which gives it a rich sense of place. This book brings together his re?ections on landscape in the prose pieces of Beauregard (1980) and in the poems of Under Clouded Skies (1983), two thematically linked collections which are remarkable for their lyrical restraint and quiet power. Jaccottet’s poetry is largely grounded in landscape and the visual world, pursuing an anxious and persistent questioning of natural signs, meticulously conveyed in a syntax of great inventiveness. His work is animated by a fascination ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852242596
SKU
V9781852242596
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About Philippe Jaccottet
Born in Switzerland in 1925, Philippe Jaccottet is one of the most prominent figures of the immediate post-war generation of French poets. He has lived in France since 1953, working as a translator and freelance writer. As well as poetry, he has published prose writings, notebooks and critical essays. He is particularly well-known as a translator from German (Musil, Rilke, ... Read more
Reviews for Under Clouded Skies / Beauregard (Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets, 5)
'Jaccottet writes of specific landscapes, particularly of the Drome area of South [East] France but, like Norman Nicholson writing from Millom in Cumbria, gives it a universal resonance, seeing the world in the turn of the seaons on local stone, the changing light of a particular corner of sky. ' - Ian McMillan, on why he chose Under Clouded Skies ... Read more