The Curved Planks
Book (italiano):
<div><div>For decades readers and critics have acclaimed Yves Bonnefoy as France's greatest living poet. His most recent book of verse, <i>The Curved Planks</i>, crowns an oeuvre that has won him the highest international honors. More than any other single work, this sequence embodies the astonishing variety of Bonnefoy's art. A rich fabric of themes, styles, and genres, it balances aesthetic complexity with heartfelt directness.</div><div> </div><div>This bilingual edition of <i>The Curved Planks</i> sets the French texts alongside English versions by the noted translator Hoyt Rogers, who has collaborated closely with Bonnefoy in crafting poems that re-create the freshness and vision of the originals. This volume also includes a preface by the renowned poet and critic Richard Howard and essays by the translator that situate <i>The Curved Planks</i> in the author's body of work. All assist in introducing the English-language reader to Bonnefoy's profound poetic gift.</div></div>
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