In these fresh, inventive translations, Grace Andreacchi takes us on a poet's journey through many lands and peoples. From Sappho and Catullus to Rilke's terrible angels, with many stops along the way, including a medieval Béguinage and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, this little book will fill your head with unforgettable poetry.
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ISBN-13
978-1-4461-5561-5 (9781446155615)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Grace Andreacchi writes novels, plays, short stories and poetry. Her work has been published by Serpent's Tail, the Permanent Press, and in many fine journals, as well as her own imprint, Andromache Books. She lives in London with her little cat, Mimì.
Contents
COPYRIGHT 4
FROM THE ANCIENT GREEK 12
SAPPHO 12
FROM THE LATIN 13
CATULLUS 13
AMBROSE OF MILAN 14
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN 16
FROM MEDIEVAL OCCITAN 17
BERNART DE VENTADORN 17
FROM OLD HIGH FLEMISH 19
HADEWIJCH OF BRABANT 19
FROM THE ITALIAN 24
CECCO ANGOLIERO 24
FRANCESCO PETRARCA 25
FRANCO SACCHETTI 26
MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI 27
UGO FOSCOLO 29
GIACOMO LEOPARDI 30
FROM THE FRENCH 31
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE 31
LUCIE DELARUE-MARDRUS 32
ANNA DE NOAILLES 35
FROM THE GERMAN 40
MEISTER ECKHART 40
ANGELUS SILESIUS 41
CATHARINA REGINA VON GREIFFENBERG 42
JOHANN CHRISTIAN GÜNTHER 43
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE 45
ANNA CATHARINA VON KATZENELLENBOGEN 46
HENRIETTE OTTENHEIMER 48
FRIEDRICH HÖLDERLIN 50
HEINRICH HEINE 52
RAINER MARIA RILKE 54
PAUL KLEE 67
ELSE LASKER-SCHÜLER 70
GERTRUD KOLMAR 72
ABOUT THE AUTHOR/TRANSLATOR 80
