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Burton Raffel (1928–2015)

Auteur van How to Read a Poem

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Werken van Burton Raffel

How to Read a Poem (1984) 228 exemplaren
Pure Pagan: Seven Centuries of Greek Poems and Fragments (2004) — Vertaler — 102 exemplaren
Poems from the Old English (1960) 74 exemplaren
The Essential Horace (1973) — Vertaler — 56 exemplaren
Introduction to poetry (1971) 17 exemplaren
Poems: An Anthology (1971) 13 exemplaren
The Art of Translating Poetry (1988) 12 exemplaren

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34 short stories written after WWII, great authors
 
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betty_s | Sep 15, 2023 |
This is a straightforward introduction to the art of poetry. Burton Raffel, a noted poet and translator, discusses the meaning, structure, and techniques of poetry. The generous use of examples from the best of poetry is used to demonstrate the specifics of poetics.
 
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jwhenderson | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 24, 2023 |
These are Greek lyrics translated by one of my favorite poet-translators, Burton Raffel. The poets included in this anthology provide a glimpse into archaic Greek culture through their poetry. Among them are the very obscure to the somewhat less obscure, with a few familiar names like Plato. There are poems and fragments of poems for everyone's taste. I enjoyed making connections with my own life and our twenty-first century culture. It was also interesting to see the influence that these ancient poets had on some of our greatest modern poets. Overall it is a beautiful selection of poetry.… (meer)
 
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jwhenderson | 1 andere bespreking | Dec 28, 2021 |
An OK collection. Though I can't comment with regards to their fidelity to the originals, the translations themselves read well. Lacks any notes to explain the poems context, and strangely organizes them in alphabetical order by poet, rather than the in my mind more sensible chronological.
 
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g026r | 1 andere bespreking | Aug 20, 2011 |

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