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Ricochet : word sonnets/sonnets d'un mot /
Fourteen lines, fourteen words - one poem. Quatorze lignes, quatorze mots - un poème.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Francés |
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Ottawa :
University of Ottawa Press,
[2011]
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| Series: | Free online access: JSTOR.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Fourteen lines, fourteen words - one poem. Quatorze lignes, quatorze mots - un poème. Ricochetis a bilingual collection of word sonnets by one of the chief innovators of the form, Seymour Mayne. It includes three sequences of pithy and evocative poems that encapsulate moments of sharp perception while also drawing attention to instants of humour that suddenly appear in daily life.Concise and visual in effect, word sonnets are fourteen line poems, with one word per line. Frequently allusive and imagistic, they can also be irreverent and playful. While informed by other short poetry forms such as the Haiku, Mayne's word sonnets are deeply influenced by the Talmudic tradition of maxims, proverbs and images that instruct and inform everyday life.Presented with an excellent translation of the poems into French,Ricochetis a unique volume that showcases this innovative new form. The collection also includes a short preface by the poet and an introductory essay by the translator on the challenges of translating word sonnets. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 126 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781280691362 1280691360 9782760307612 2760307611 9782760319424 2760319423 9782760319417 2760319415 |