Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Poems of Sidney WestCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/28/2009ISBN-10: 1844714640EAN: 9781844714643ISBN: 9781844714643Publisher: Salt PublishingDescription: This translation offers for the first time the splendid poems of Sidney West to English readers, supposedly their original addressees. West is among the best imaginary poets of America, allegedly his native land, and of all possible lands. His texts, although rich with exceptional life experience, will satisfy those who still believe in “the death of the author.” No less satisfied, in spite of his anti-romanticism, will be those captivated by “committed writing.” And in another paradox that West himself would have loved, if he had existed, what’s offered here constitutes a translation of a translation. An English version based on the prior version into Spanish completed in 1969 by Argentine writer Juan Gelman, one of the greatest living Latin American poets. He should be considered the genuine author of the author of these poems, and the poems themselves. Gelman’s superb text poses a radical question: must human beings in modern society die in order to recuperate their human condition? Something happens after the passing of the book’s thirty-five characters, their absence causes unforeseen consequences, generates certain kinds of presence. This profound questioning of Western assumptions surrounding death requires an innovative form that challenges the traditional boundaries between poetry and narrative, privileges the magical as a vital aspect of reality, and ultimately seeks a redefinition of the lyric persona. In The Poems of Sidney West, writing, without lessening its essential condition of creative practice, is conceived as an instrument not only to interpret but to transform the world.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 9mmAuthor: Juan Gelman, Katherine M. Hedeen, Vctor Rodrguez NezTranslator: Katherine M. Hedeen, Víctor Rodríguez-NúñezContributor: Katherine M. Hedeen (Translated by), Víctor Rodríguez-Núñez (Translated by)Genre: Poetry & DramaBook Series: EarthworksType: Regional & CulturalRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Release Date: 04/28/2009
Release Year: 2009
Publication Name: The Poems of Sidney West
Title: The Poems of Sidney West
ISBN-10: 1844714640
EAN: 9781844714643
ISBN: 9781844714643
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Translator: Víctor Rodríguez-Núñez
Contributor: Víctor Rodríguez-Núñez (Translated by)
Series: Earthworks
Type: Regional & Cultural
Book Title: Poems of Sidney West
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Salt Publishing
Topic: Caribbean & Latin American, General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Poetry
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Juan Gelman
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
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