Citizens of Beauty (e-bog) af Jean Senac, Senac
Jean Senac, Senac (forfatter)

Citizens of Beauty e-bog

223,05 DKK (inkl. moms 278,81 DKK)
Now available in English for the first time, translated by the poet Jack Hirschman, this beautiful collection of poems by the Algerian poet Jean Senac (1926-1973) was originally published when he was forty-one. Senac represented the hope of the new generation of Algerians who were celebrating their independence from France after 130 years of colonialism, and in the tradition of Rene Char and th...
E-bog 223,05 DKK
Forfattere Jean Senac, Senac (forfatter), Jack Hirschman, Hirschman (oversætter)
Udgivet 1 april 2016
Længde 81 sider
Genrer Poetry
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781609174859
Now available in English for the first time, translated by the poet Jack Hirschman, this beautiful collection of poems by the Algerian poet Jean Senac (1926-1973) was originally published when he was forty-one. Senac represented the hope of the new generation of Algerians who were celebrating their independence from France after 130 years of colonialism, and in the tradition of Rene Char and the early Albert Camus, he portrayed an Algeria whose land and people would finally sing with their own voice. Senac celebrates revolution, love, and the body, beginning with the resonant verses: "e;And now we'll sing love / for there's no Revolution without love."e; He sang, as well, of beauty: "e;No morning without smiling. / Beauty on our lips is one continuous fruit."e;