Poetry in Translation (French) #1
Here at LanguagebyLaura.com I regularly review fiction and poetry in translation, as well as books on translation, creative writing, languages and linguistics, business, and the Internet.
Many of the books I review will be featured as part of special 'Reading List' posts like this one. These are a selection of recommended books on a particular theme, with the ability to click to view the full review, and a link to purchase each book from Amazon in your own country.
This particular reading list is "Poetry in Translation (French) #1" and contains a selection of several interesting works of French poetry in translation.
See the "Book Reviews" page for more reviews and information on how to submit a book.
Happy reading!
“Edge” – by Claire Malroux
by – [-] Price: – – – – Title: “Edge” Author: Claire Malroux Translator: Marilyn Hacker Genre: Poetry in Translation – Contemporary French Poetry “Edge” by Claire Malroux: A Review “Edge” offers a selection of poems from Claire Malroux’s previous volumes, expertly translated by Marilyn Hacker. Claire Malroux was born in Albi, France, and now […]
“Hitting the Streets” – by Raymond Queneau
by – [-] Price: – – – – Title: “Hitting the Streets” Author: Raymond Queneau Translator: Rachel Galvin Genre: Poetry in Translation – Contemporary French Poetry “Hitting the Streets” by Raymond Queneau: A Review Raymond Queneau was born in Normandy in 1903 and studied at the Sorbonne before military service and a career working for […]
“Selected Poems” – by Jacques Prévert
by – [-] Price: – – – – Title: “Selected Poems” Author: Jacques Prévert Translator: Sarah Lawson Genre: Poetry in Translation – 20th Century French Poetry “Selected Poems” by Jacques Prévert: A Review Jacques Prévert (1900-77) has been the most widely-read poet in France for years, but he is hardly known in the English-speaking world, […]
“The Inventors and Other Poems” – by René Char
by – [-] Price: – – – – Title: “The Inventors and Other Poems” Author: René Char Translator: Mark Hutchinson Genre: Poetry in Translation – Contemporary French Poetry “The Inventors and Other Poems” by René Char: A Review One of the foremost poets of the French Resistance, René Char has been hailed as “the conscience […]
“Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War” by Guillaume Apollinaire
by – [-] Price: – – – – Title: “Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War” Author: Guillaume Apollinaire Translator: Anne Hyde Greet and S. I. Lockerbie Genre: Poetry in Translation – 20th Century French Poetry “Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War” by Guillaume Apollinaire: A Review A fully annotated, bilingual edition, “Calligrammes” is a key […]
Other Recent Reviews:
Leave a Reply