Paul Verlaine: Selected Poems (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Verlaine, Paul; Sorrell, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199554013 ISBN 13: 9780199554010

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Verlaine ranks alongside Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Rimbaud as one of the most influential poets of late nineteenth-century France. Remarkable not only for his exquisitely crafted verse, Verlaine is also the poet of strong emotions and appetites, with an unrivalled gift for the sheer music of poetry, and an inventive approach to its technique. This bilingual edition provides the most comprehensive selection of his poetry yet, offering some 170 poems in lively and fresh translations. It also offers a lucid introduction which illuminates Verlaine's poetic form within the context of French Impressionism and the poetry of sensation.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Sorrell is Reader in French and Translation Studies at the University of Exeter.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0199554013
• ISBN 13: 9780199554010
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 317