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Selected Poems

Selected Poems

2nd, expanded Edition

Paperback (26 Sep 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Friedrich Hölderlin was one of Europe's greatest poets. The strange and beautiful language of his late poems is recreated by David Constantine in these remarkable verse translations, winner of the European Poetry Translation Prize. This second edition has since been superseded an enlarged and expanded edition, Selected Poetry (2018).

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Bloodaxe Books

BLOODAXE BOOKS: Making as wide a selection of poetry available to as wide a readership as possible. Bloodaxe has been a pioneering publisher of poetry in translation, building its reputation on publishing numerous new poets alongside some of the most important figures in modern poetry. Bloodaxe Books is Britain's premier publisher of contemporary poetry, with an international reputation for quality in literature and excellence in book design. Founded in Newcastle in 1978, Bloodaxe is based in Northumberland's Tarset valley, with a sales office in Bala in North Wales.

Book information

ISBN: 9781852243784
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Imprint: Bloodaxe Books
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd, expanded Edition
DEWEY: 831.6
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 164g
Height: 140mm
Width: 215mm
Spine width: 7mm