Paul Celan
Selections
Paul Celan author Pierre Joris editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of California Press
Published:11th Mar '05
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The best introduction to the work of Paul Celan, this anthology offers a broad collection of his writing in unsurpassed English translations along with a wealth of commentaries by major writers and philosophers. The present selection is based on Celan's own 1968 selected poems, though enlarged to include both earlier and later poems, as well as two prose works, The Meridian, Celan's core statement on poetics, and the narrative Conversation in the Mountains. This volume also includes letters to Celan's wife, the artist Gisele Celan-Lestrange; to his friend Erich Einhorn; and to Rene Char and Jean-Paul Sartre - all appearing here for the first time in English.
“In this generous collection of Celan’s poetry, prose, and letters, Joris and his collaborators have done an excellent job of turning Celan’s work into English.” * Forward Reviews *
“One of Celan’s best translators [Joris] has gathered selections that span the poet’s career and represent seven translators. . . . This is a handy volume for those wishing to explore the work of a complex and visionary writer.” * Bloomsbury Review *
ISBN: 9780520241688
Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 20mm
Weight: 318g
242 pages