Bright scythe : selected poems of Tomas Tranströmer

Bright scythe : selected poems of Tomas Tranströmer / translated by Patricia Crane ; introduction by David Wojahn.

Known for sharp imagery, startling metaphors, and deceptively simple diction, Tranströmer's luminous poems offer mysterious glimpses of insight into the deepest facets of humanity. These new translations, in a bilingual edition, are tautly rendered and elegantly cadenced. They are also deeply i...

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Main Author: Tranströmer, Tomas, 1931-2015 (Author)
Other Authors: Crane, Patricia (Translator), Tranströmer, Tomas, 1931-2015
Format: Book
Language:English
Swedish
Published: Louisville, KY : Sarabande Books, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Tranströmer, Tomas, > 1931-2015 > Translations into English.
Swedish poetry > 20th century.
Poetry.
Translations.
Uniform Title:Poems.
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Summary:Known for sharp imagery, startling metaphors, and deceptively simple diction, Tranströmer's luminous poems offer mysterious glimpses of insight into the deepest facets of humanity. These new translations, in a bilingual edition, are tautly rendered and elegantly cadenced. They are also deeply informed by Crane's personal relationship with the poet and his wife during the years she lived in Sweden. --Publisher description.
Item Description:"First published by Albert Bonniers Förlag, Stockholm, Sweden."--Title page verso.
Physical Description:iv, 207 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781941411216 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
1941411215 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Language:Parallel text in Swedish and English on facing pages.

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