Collected Poems in English and French - (Beckett, Samuel) by Samuel Beckett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This collection gathers together the Nobel Prize-winning writer Samuel Beckett's English poems (including Whoroscope, his first published verse), English translations of poems by Eluard, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, and Chamfort, and poems in French, several of which are presented in translation.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>One of the most important playwrights and novelists of the twentieth century, Samuel Beckett was also an accomplished poet and translator. Collected Poems in English and French is a complete collection of all the poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning writer, including his poetry written originally in English and French, as well as his translations of major French poets such as Paul Eluard, Arthur Rimbaud, and Guillaume Appollinaire.</p> <p>The English poems include Whoroscope, his first published verse, as well as the thirteen poems first published in 1935 as Echo's Bones and Other Preipitates. In addition, there are the dozen poems in French that Beckett wrote in 1938 and 1939, his first creative work in that language; three of these are accompanied by Beckett's own English translations. Among the translations are those of eight Eluard poems, The Drunken Boat by Rimbaud, Zone by Apollinaire, and nine maxims by Chamfort.</p> <p>From his original work to his translations, Beckett's genius and masterful use of language are on display throughout this collection.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Here is the first complete collection in print of all poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning writer Samuel Beckett. The volume contains the English poems--including Whoroscope, his first published verse. In addition, there are the dozen poems in French in which he wrote in 1938 and 1939.
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