Praha
Will be published approx. on 1. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-926836-14-0 (ISBN)
Description
Prompted by renowned poet E.D. Blodgett's deep love for and intimate experience of Prague, Praha is a poetic homage to the legendary city's vital spirit. As they build on one another, the poems in the collection lift the reader over the threshold of purely mythic understanding and into the heart of one of Europe's loveliest and most venerable cities. Each poem is accompanied by a translation into Czech, encouraging even those who do not know the language to immerse themselves in its sound. Superbly complemented by the mysteriously eloquent paintings of Czech artist Robert Kessner, Praha offers the moods of Prague in its many seasons and in all its magic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
EDMONTON
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
6 colour paintings
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-926836-14-0 (9781926836140)
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E.D. Blodgett is professor emeritus of comparative literature at the University of Alberta and a distinguished poet. He held the Louis Desrochers Chair in Etudes canadiennes at the Campus Saint-Jean from 2008 to 2010. His publications include Five-Part Invention: A History of Literary History in Canada, Elegy, and twenty books of poetry. His 1996 collection Apostrophes: Woman at the Piano won the Governor General's Award. He is a past poet laureate of Edmonton, Alberta.
Content
Praha Praha
Castle Hrad
Pomp Pompa
Cemeteries Hrbitovy
Bells Zvony
Pigeons Holubi
Emptiness Prazdnota
Opening Otevirani
Light Svetlo
Trees Stromy
Houses Domy
Stones Kameny
Lamps Lampy
Dreams Sny
Kings Kralove
Rain Dest
Cathedrals Katedraly
River Reka
Rooms Pokoje
Bird Ptak
Unfolding Rozvijeni
Museum Muzeum
Lilacs Seriky
Girl Divka
Clouds Mraky
Sun Slunce
Rusalka Rusalka
Saints Svati
Gardens Sady
Faces Tvare
Canals Kanaly
Boulevards Bulvary
Gate Branka
Steps Schody
Forgetting Zapomneni
Petals Okvetnilistky
Fountains Fontany
Parks Parky
Leaf List
Towers Veze
Windows Okna
Chiaroscuro Serosvit
Winter Zima
Flower Kvet
Angelus Klekani
Tram Tramvaj
Night Noc
Streets Ulice
Cloister Klaster
Snow Snih
Horses Kone
Dust Prach
Crows Vrany
Ladies Pani
Sleepwalkers Namesicnici
Eternity Vecnost
JewishCemetery Zidovskyhrbitov
Bridges Mosty
Ecstasy Extaze
NaKampe NaKampe
God Buh
Music Hudba
GoldenPraha ZlataPraha
Chestnuts Kastany
Heart Srdce
Afterword
Castle Hrad
Pomp Pompa
Cemeteries Hrbitovy
Bells Zvony
Pigeons Holubi
Emptiness Prazdnota
Opening Otevirani
Light Svetlo
Trees Stromy
Houses Domy
Stones Kameny
Lamps Lampy
Dreams Sny
Kings Kralove
Rain Dest
Cathedrals Katedraly
River Reka
Rooms Pokoje
Bird Ptak
Unfolding Rozvijeni
Museum Muzeum
Lilacs Seriky
Girl Divka
Clouds Mraky
Sun Slunce
Rusalka Rusalka
Saints Svati
Gardens Sady
Faces Tvare
Canals Kanaly
Boulevards Bulvary
Gate Branka
Steps Schody
Forgetting Zapomneni
Petals Okvetnilistky
Fountains Fontany
Parks Parky
Leaf List
Towers Veze
Windows Okna
Chiaroscuro Serosvit
Winter Zima
Flower Kvet
Angelus Klekani
Tram Tramvaj
Night Noc
Streets Ulice
Cloister Klaster
Snow Snih
Horses Kone
Dust Prach
Crows Vrany
Ladies Pani
Sleepwalkers Namesicnici
Eternity Vecnost
JewishCemetery Zidovskyhrbitov
Bridges Mosty
Ecstasy Extaze
NaKampe NaKampe
God Buh
Music Hudba
GoldenPraha ZlataPraha
Chestnuts Kastany
Heart Srdce
Afterword