Bestiary: Or the Parade of Orpheus
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Book Overview
Thirty short poems by Guillaume Apollinaire, with woodcuts by Raoul Dufy, of Dufy, that celebrate mammals, birds, fish, insects, and the mythical poet and prophet Orpheus--filled with surprising images, wit, formal mastery, and wry irony.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1567921426
ISBN13:9781567921427
Release Date:November 2014
Publisher:David R. Godine Publisher
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.5" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A Gem of a Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This is as close as I've found to a perfect book of poems. Each idea is short, thoughtful, and often humorously absurd. The translator, Pepe Karmel, lays the French verse underneath the English on each page, which is useful for any bilingual readers. For those who only read English, Karmel's translations beautifully capture Apollinaire's succinctness and wit, and (when possible) his rhymes. One of my favorites: The Dromedary With his four dromedaries Don Pedro D'Alfarubeyra Traveled the world and marveled. He did what I would do, If I had four dromedaries. The book also has gorgeous woodcut illustrations by Raoul Dufy. It's really a gem.
An inexpensive paperback of a wonderful volume.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
As an art student I am unable to purchase ... books, I was delighted with my purchase of this paperback version of Apollinaire's Parade of Orpheus, I am also thrilled with the translation and quality of the reproduction of Dufy's woodcuts.
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