One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine: A Bilingual Edition
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By spanning the poet's entire life work, Shapiro presents to scholars, students, and general readers of poetry the full range of Verlaine's achievement. The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Product details Format Paperback pages Dimensions x x Looking for beautiful books?
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One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine: A Bilingual Edition by Paul Verlaine
Norman Shapiro's superb translations display Verlaine's ability to transform into timeless verse the essence of everyday life and make evident the reasons for his renown in France and throughout the Western world. About Paul Verlaine Norman R. Shapiro is a professor of Romance languages and literatures at Wesleyan University. Book ratings by Goodreads. Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews. Ah, for the heart in pain, Sweet is the sound of rain! Tears rain—but who knows why?
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It mourns, and who knows why? And nothing pains me so— With neither love nor hate— As simply not to know Why my heart suffers so. A dense ennui sickens my soul, my sense.
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Why can I—will I—not die just a bit! Nothing left to drink? No food, no drink to fill us!
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Only a poem; into the fire with it! I dreamed of you last night; and you Swooned in a thousand posturings, Warbling and cooing a myriad things And me, I kissed you through and through, As one might suck a fruit, all round, Everywhere—hill, plain, valley, mound.
One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine: A Bilingual Edition
I was a pliant spring, elastic, Coiling, uncoiling. My back, My gasps Ah, what a firm attack!
And you, my sweet, no less fantastic: Your back, your gasps, your bouncings, boundings, Like a gazelle, spanned the surroundings When I awoke to your caress, The same delights were ours: Feb 20, Clare Bear marked it as to-read. Found another great poet.
We liked that foolishness.
One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine: A Bilingual Edition
Also, at times a jealous insect's dart Bothered out beauties. Suddenly a white Nape flashed beneath the branches, and this sight Was a delicate feast for a young fool's heart. Evening fell, equivocal, disse Found another great poet. Evening fell, equivocal, dissembling, The women who hung dreaming on our arms Spoke in low voices, words that had such charms That ever since our stunned soul has been trembling. His personal life sounds very volatile also..
Will mark that to-read also. Oct 28, Alisu' rated it it was ok. Sar zice ca launtric port un macel dement.
O, sa nu poti, in doruri fiind atit de lent! O, sa nu vrei sa-ti mai dispara amorteala! Mar 25, Marc rated it it was ok Shelves: Beautiful, representative anthology of the work of Verlaine, good chronological spread. Dec 27, Sugar Hiccups rated it liked it Shelves: I can't read French, but for some reason yes, shoot me now I feel like Shapiro's translation doesn't capture the melodious ferocity of Verlaine's verse as well as it should. Or maybe I need to pick me up some French. Bob rated it really liked it Nov 05, Paul Tupciauskas rated it liked it Apr 11, David Hickman rated it really liked it Jan 07, Monica rated it it was amazing Dec 03, Roy Wallace rated it liked it Jun 02, Melissa Jackson rated it really liked it Mar 12, Andrew rated it liked it Apr 25,