The Penguin Book of French Poetry
1820-1950
$51.53
- Paperback
896 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2005
Summary
This edition contains the original poems in French, with elegant prose translations by William Rees.
This collection illuminates the uniquely fascinating era between 1820 and 1950 in French poetry - a time in which diverse aesthetic ideas conflicted and converged as poetic forms evolved at an astonishing pace. It includes generous selections from all the established giants - among them Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud and Breton - as well as works from a wide variety of less well-known p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140423853 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140423850 |
| Author: | William Rees |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 896 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 598g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
William Rees
William Rees grew up in Swansea and was educated at the Bishop Gore Grammar School. After graduating from U. C. W. Aberystwyth he continued his studies in French literature and theatre at the University of Exeter and then at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford. Since 1975 he has taught French and Theatre Studies at Eton College, where he is a House Master.
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