Leaves of Hypnos

René Char

Grossman Publishers

Grossman

“This is a fine, bilingual edition of the works of one of the great French Surrealists. . . . The translations, by several hands, serve Char well―full of insinuating rhythms and unusual verbal couplings, they come close to the piercing beauty of the originals.” ―Pat Monaghan, Booklist The Selected Poems of René Char is a comprehensive, bilingual overview reflecting the poet’s wide stylistic and philosophical range, from aphorism to dramatic lyricism. In making their selections, the editors have chosen the voices of seventeen poets and translators (Paul Auster, Samuel Beckett, Cid Corman, Eugene Jolas, W.S. Merwin, William Carlos Williams, and James Wright, to name a few), in homage to a writer long held in highest esteem by the literary avant-garde.

Selected Poems of René Char

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

New Directions

Rene Char (1907-1988) was one of France's most respected 20th century poets. Part of the Surrealist group in the late 1920's-1930's, he gradually drifted away from the group. During WWII he joined the resistance and wrote his forceful prose poems describing what he saw and experienced. This large, bilingual anthology, includes all of his well known books Feuillets d'Hypnos and Fureur et Mystere as well as a sampling of other poems and prose poems. Insightful essays are provided by Sandra Bermann, Mary Ann Caws, and Nancy Kline.

Furor & Mystery and Other Writings (Black Widow Press Translation) (English and French Edition)

Commonwealth Books, Black Widow

Poetry. Bilingual Edition. Translated from the French by Nancy Naomi Carlson. "Early Surrealist, resistance fighter, anti-nuclear activist, and exquisite poet, Rene Char is at the heart of 20th century French poetry.... Carlson gives English-language readers a real sense of Char's depth and breadth. And her masterful translations catch the barely contained drama that gives Char's work such tension and presence"--Cole Swensen.

Stone Lyre: Poems of Rene Char (English and French Edition)

History & Criticism

Tupelo Press

Oeuvres completes (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade) (French Edition)

Genre Fiction

French and European Publications Inc

Eloge D'une Soupçonnée Précédé De D'autres Poèmes 1973-1987

FisicalBook

On savait Char et Camus frères en amitié. Les quelque deux cents lettres inédites ici rassemblées l'attestent, qui retracent ce que furent les engagements et les travaux communs des deux hommes après-guerre et leur proximité attentive et réciproque. Mais ce qui donne tout son sens à cette correspondance est ce qui l'a peut-être initiée : la rencontre et la reconnaissance de deux oeuvres en même temps que leur convergence dans une époque de démesure et de déraison. Tout comme "l'envie d'écrire des poèmes ne s'accomplit que dans la mesure précise où ils sont pensés et sentis à travers de très rares compagnons" (Char à Camus), le moment de doute dans l'accomplissement d'une oeuvre ne peut que s'appuyer sur "l'ami, quand il sait et comprend, et qu'il marche lui-même, du même pas" (Camus à Char)... Une façon lumineuse, entre Ventoux et Luberon, de rejoindre l'intuition de Julien Gracq qui, avec l'éloignement du temps, voyait se "rapprocher aussi, dans la signification de leurs oeuvres, deux amis dont les silhouettes pouvaient sembler si différentes".

Correspondance (French Edition)

ALbert Camus

Essays & Correspondence

A LA SANTE DU SERPENT (French Edition)

VOIX D ENCRE

Miro Oeuvre Grave (French Edition)

Maeght Editeur

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