Born in Bucharest of peasant stock, Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967) was awarded Romania's National Poetry Prize in 1946 and the State Prize for Poetry in 1956. The translators of this volume have endeavored not only to convey the spirit of the original Romanian, but to find an English equivalent for its sound. The English verse, printed facing the Romanian, conveys the distilled, metaphorical nature of a poetry that expresses a strong sense of ancestral continuity and apocalyptic visions of the world. Originally published in 1976 ...
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Born in Bucharest of peasant stock, Tudor Arghezi (1880-1967) was awarded Romania's National Poetry Prize in 1946 and the State Prize for Poetry in 1956. The translators of this volume have endeavored not only to convey the spirit of the original Romanian, but to find an English equivalent for its sound. The English verse, printed facing the Romanian, conveys the distilled, metaphorical nature of a poetry that expresses a strong sense of ancestral continuity and apocalyptic visions of the world. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Very Good jacket. Princeton. 1976. Princeton University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0691062986. Translated from the Romanian by Michael Impey & Brian Swann. The Lockert Library Of Poetry In Translation. 223 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe Romania Literature Poetry Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION-‘Literary critics unanimously agree that Tudor Arghezi is the greatest Romanian poet of this century and ranks among the most original European poets of our time. His poetry has been little known outside Romania, and the difficulties of translating it are tremendous. Selected Poems of Tudor Arghezi represents a splendid poetic accomplishment. Through it the English-speaking public will discover a great modern poet. '-Mircea Eliade, University of Chicago. inventory #36678.
