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Description for Love Poems
Paperback. This collection is the only available edition of Fried's poetry in English. Hailed as a major modern poet by the British press, his reputation is also firmly established in Europe. Translator(s): Hood, Stuart. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
This collection contains some of the most important works by one of the twentieth century’s most popular and influential poets. The appeal of Fried’s verse lies in its simplicity and directness, whether he is writing – with his customary humanity, honesty and perception – about love, about political and moral issues, or about the problems brought on by illness, bereavement, ageing and death. This bilingual edition – with English translations by Stuart Hood, his long-term friend and colleague at the BBC – enables the reader to get a flavour of the original of these immensely enjoyable and enlightening poems.
This collection contains some of the most important works by one of the twentieth century’s most popular and influential poets. The appeal of Fried’s verse lies in its simplicity and directness, whether he is writing – with his customary humanity, honesty and perception – about love, about political and moral issues, or about the problems brought on by illness, bereavement, ageing and death. This bilingual edition – with English translations by Stuart Hood, his long-term friend and colleague at the BBC – enables the reader to get a flavour of the original of these immensely enjoyable and enlightening poems.
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847492951
SKU
9781847492951
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Ref
99-1
About Erich Fried
Erich Fried (1921-88) was an Austrian poet, who spent most of his life in England after his family fled his home country when the Gestapo killed his father. Known for his politically inspired work, Fried was published on both sides of the iron curtain, and achieved great popularity.
Reviews for Love Poems
Hood’s sensitive translation accurately captures Fried’s style, his incisive, constant questioning and his refusal to shy away from any issue… an apposite introduction to the English-speaking reader of an important contemporary German poet.
TLS
A poetry bared to the ironic quick, to the quintessential bone.
The Guardian
TLS
A poetry bared to the ironic quick, to the quintessential bone.
The Guardian