Collected Poems 1956 To 1998

Collected Poems 1956 To 1998 by Zbigniew Herbert


ISBN
9780060783907
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
624
Dimensions
153 x 234mm

A major event in world literature, edited by former Poet Laureate Robert Hass, newly translated by Alissa Valles, and with an introduction by Adam Zagajewski, 'Collected Poems' will father translations of poems by the modern Polish writer and perennial Nobel candidate, about tragedy, history, love, religion, myths, emotions, the imagination, art, and exile.

This outstanding new translation brings a uniformity of voice to Zbigniew Herbert's entire poetic output, from his first book of poems, 'String of Light', in 1956, to his final volume, previously unpublished in English, 'Epilogue of the Storm'. 'Collected Poems: 1956-1998'. as Joseph Brodsky said of Herbert's 'Selected Poems', is "bound for a much longer haul than any of us can anticipate". He continues, "For Zbigniew Herbert's poetry adds to the biography of civilisation the sensibility of a man not defeated by the century that he has been most thorough, most effective in dehumanization of the species. Herbert's irony, his austere reserve and his compassion, the lucidity of his lyricism, the intensity of his sentiment toward classical antiquity, are not just trappings of a modern poet, but the necessary armour -- in his case well-tempered and shining indeed -- for man not to be crushed by the onslaught of reality. By offering his readers neither aesthetic nor ethical discount, this poet, in fact, saves them from the poverty which every form of human evil finds so congenial. As long as the species exists, this book will be timely."
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