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Circling the Square
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Poems 2004-2006
By
Michael Hamburger
$14.21
Price includes NZ wide delivery! Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 88 pages | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 31 January 2007 |
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. |
About the AuthorMichael 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 from the Queen. Among his many awards are the Goethe Medal of the German Federal Republic (for services to German literature) and the European Community's first ever European Translation Prize for 'Poems of Paul Celan', now reissued in its third edition. Reviews"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"
| Publisher: | Anvil Press Poetry | | ISBN: | 0856463922 |
| EAN: | 9780856463921 | | Dimensions: | 21.0 x 13.0 x 0.0 centimeters (0.12 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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