Author

Publication

2008 - Polygon, Edinburgh, Scotland

Language

English

Word Count

70,250 words, Guess

Page Count

281 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101846970695
  • ISBN-139781846970696
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009437669
  • OCLC Control Number270938037
  • OCLC Control Number269435971
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC821.914
  • LCCPR6035.E4 A6 2008
  • LCCPR6035.E4 I574 2008

Description

A collection of prose, which presents an overview of Alastair Reid's achievements. It includes translations of poems by Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges and other South American poets, as well as reflections on the art of translation. Now 82 years old, Alastair Reid is one of Scotland's foremost literary figures but his work is currently out of print in the UK (most recent publication is Canongate's "Oases" from 1997, but it represented only a fraction of his work). The bulk of his poetry has long been unavailable, so this wide-ranging new collection of poetry, translations and thoughts on the art of translation will present a fresh and comprehensive overview of his achievements and will appeal to existing fans and new readers. Immediately recognised as a major poet, he was published widely in the New Yorker and elsewhere from the 1950s, with poems such as 'Scotland' and 'The Academy' becoming iconic.Friend and confidant of some of the giants of 20th-century literature, he has written about Robert Graves, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Cabrera Infante and Mario Vargas Llosa. This edition includes his brilliant translations of poems by Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges and other important South American poets, as well as reflections - never bettered - on the art of translation.

Subjects

Topics

Spanish poetryTranslations into EnglishReid, Alastair, -- 1926- -- Translations into English

Genres

  • Translations into English

Other Editions

  • Inside outPolygon2008

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