Modern and Contemporary Swiss Poetry

An Anthology
Herausgegeben von Keller, Luzius; Übersetzung: Knight, Simon; Mayer, Reinhard; McLaughlin, Donal

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Produktbeschreibung

Featuring the work of some of the greatest poets of the twentieth century as well as their contemporary counterparts, this anthology is unique in bringing together a broad selection of Switzerland 's greatest authors in all of the country 's major languages. Featuring Blaise Cendrars, Hugo Ball, Jacques Chessex, Hans Arp, Gerhard Meier, Philippe Jaccottet, Adelheid Duvanel, Arno Camenisch, Giorgio and Giovanni Orelli, Urs Allemann, Claire Genoux, and Robert Walser, among many others including some whose work has never before been available in English translation this overview of Swiss poetry stands as the ideal introduction to an undervalued and idiosyncratic force in international literature, standing at the foundations of many of the most influential literary movements, be they traditional or experimental.

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Produktdetails

• Swiss Literature
• Verlag: Dalkey Archive Press / Norton
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 139mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9781564787880
• ISBN-10: 1564787885
• Artikelnr.: 35317966

Autorenporträt

Keller, Luzius
Luzius Keller was born in 1938 and lives in Z rich. He is Emeritus Professor of the History of French Literature at the University of Z rich, and a world-renowned Proust scholar.

McLaughlin, Donal
Donal McLaughlin specializes in translating contemporary Swiss fiction. He has translated more than one hundred writers for the "New Swiss Writing" anthologies.