The Collected Poetry by Aime Cesaire

The Collected Poetry by Aime Cesaire

This edition, containing an extensive introduction, notes, the French original, and a new translation of Cesaire's poetry - the complex and challenging later works as well as the famous Notebook - will remain the definitive Cesaire in English.

"Aime Cesaire has found his voice in EnglishThanks to the meticulous translations by Clayton Eshleman and Annette Smith in their very handsome bilingual edition, readers can now judge for themselves the talents of one of the most powerful French poets of this century, who has been neglected for too long." * New York Times *
". . . handsomely produced . . . it is a major work of translation, and Eshleman and Smith have excellently served the man and poet they so evidently admire." * Modern Language Review *
". . . an unusually handsome edition . . . Césaire may therefore now finally get the exposure he deserves." * World Literature Today *

Aimé Césaire (1913-2008) was a Francophone and French poet, author and politician from Martinique. He was "one of the founders of the négritude movement in Francophone literature".His works included Une Tempête, a response to Shakespeare's play The Tempest, and Discours sur le colonialisme (Discourse on Colonialism), an essay describing the strife between the colonizers and the colonized. His works have been translated into many languages.

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ISBN 13	9780520053205
ISBN 10	0520053206
Title	The Collected Poetry
Author	Aime Cesaire
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of California Press
Year published	1983-10-03
Number of pages	432
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.