An English Translation of Leon-Paul Fargue's Poemes

by Léon-Paul Fargue

The introduction (by the translator) to this volume breaks new ground, and underlines Fargue's importance both as a major poet and as a modernist. The preface by the poet and editor, Peter Gizzi, should prove useful even to those who are very au courant with modern poetry. Fargue has never been translated into English, apart from a few poems in a Penguin anthology. St-John Perse, Joyce and Rilke all considered Fargue one of the major poets of his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773466851
• ISBN13: 9780773466852
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Length: 111 Pages