03122nam 2200613Ia 450 991045165530332120210527204522.01-281-73481-097866117348170-300-13484-310.12987/9780300134841(CKB)1000000000473581(EBL)3420315(OCoLC)923591993(SSID)ssj0000243582(PQKBManifestationID)11191205(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243582(PQKBWorkID)10159626(PQKB)10372817(MiAaPQ)EBC3420315(DE-B1597)485497(OCoLC)1024008664(DE-B1597)9780300134841(Au-PeEL)EBL3420315(CaPaEBR)ebr10210198(CaONFJC)MIL173481(EXLCZ)99100000000047358120060815d2007 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrSelected poems[electronic resource] /Nicholas Boileau ; translated from the French by Burton Raffel ; introduction by Julia PrestNew Haven Yale University Pressc20071 online resource (82 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-300-10821-4 Includes bibliographical references.Front matter --Contents --Foreword --Editor's preface --Acknowledgments --From Eireaball Spideoige (1952) --From Brosna (1964) --From Línte Liombó (1971) --From Tar Éis mo Bháis (1978) --Seán Ó Ríordáin, a brief chronology --Afterword --Notes --Notes on the translatorsFrench poet and critic Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636-1711) was by turns venerated (in the eighteenth century) and reviled (in the nineteenth century) as the lawgiver of French classicism. Today critics see his achievement as more varied and complex than the label of classicism generally allows. This selection of Boileau's poems, translated with spirit and carefully annotated by Burton Raffel, brings the work of Boileau to English-speaking readers for the first time in a generation. Much admired for his wit and ingenuity, Boileau perceived the role of the satirist as the scourge of bad writing and delighted in the notion of "l'ami du vrai," the brash truth-teller and enemy of humbug, inflation, and equivocation. Raffel's translations, vigorous and engaging, preserve the meaning of Boileau's poems and invite today's reader to enjoy the poet's astute perceptions. Julia Prest's insightful introduction to the volume provides an overview of Boileau's life and achievement.French poetry17th centuryTranslations into EnglishElectronic books.French poetry841/.1Boileau Despréaux Nicolas1636-1711.194225Raffel Burton458832MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451655303321Selected poems2471326UNINA