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An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Brazilian Poetry

by Elizabeth Bishop

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Publisher Comments:

A 25th anniversary edition of a book cited by Modern Language Journal as "notable for the original and interesting choice of poems and for the accuracy and poetic quality of the translations." Work by 14 Brazilian poets, including the late Joao Cabral de Melo Neto, is presented en face with translations by Elizabeth Bishop, Paul Blackburn, Ashley Brown, Jane Cooper, Richard Eberhart, Barbara Howes, June Jordan, Galway Kinnell, Jean Longland, James Merrill, W. S. Merwin, Louis Simpson, Mark Strand, Jean Valentine, Richard Wilbur, and James Wright. Selected by Books for College Libraries (1988).

Synopsis:

A 25th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking anthology cited by Modern Language Journal as 'notable for the original and interesting choice of poems and for the accuracy and poetic quality of the translations.'
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780819560230
Editor:
Bishop, Elizabeth
Editor:
Brasil, Emanuel
Editor:
Brasil, Emanuel
Editor:
Bishop, Elizabeth
Publisher:
Wesleyan University Press
Location:
Middletown, Conn.
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Anthologies (multiple authors)
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
Collections and anthologies
Subject:
European - Spanish & Portuguese
Subject:
Translations into english
Subject:
Literature, modern (collections)
Subject:
Brazilian poetry
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
1143
Publication Date:
January 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
203
Dimensions:
9.01x6.08x.55 in. .70 lbs.
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