- Paperback: 299 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press; Rev. Ed edition (3 July 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0691014914
- ISBN-13: 978-0691014913
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 902,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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[Seferis] is a deeply civilized and profoundly Greek man who draws on the whole heritage of his people. . . . To read Seferis is to experience a sense of honesty, a cool scorn for any kind of evasion. -- "Time
Seferis has a history and mythology and is a part of both, while at the same time he is a thoroughly 20th-century citizen of humanity at large. . . . Here is a poet who has a sweep and a delicacy calling to mind Yeats and few other names of the century. -- "Washington Post
The serenity and fullness of the imagery, his evocation of aspects of a familiar landscape, the confident rhetorical manner, the absence of any intellectual (as against sentimental) irony--all this is immensely impressive. . . . -- "New Republic
Reveals a dedication and insight which have made [these] translations the standard work for our time. -- "Times Literary Supplement
Seferis has a history and mythology and is a part of both, while at the same time he is a thoroughly 20th-century citizen of humanity at large. . . . Here is a poet who has a sweep and a delicacy calling to mind Yeats and few other names of the century. -- "Washington Post
The serenity and fullness of the imagery, his evocation of aspects of a familiar landscape, the confident rhetorical manner, the absence of any intellectual (as against sentimental) irony--all this is immensely impressive. . . . -- "New Republic
Reveals a dedication and insight which have made [these] translations the standard work for our time. -- "Times Literary Supplement
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In this new edition of George Seferis's poems, the acclaimed translations by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard are revised and presented in a compact, English-only volume. The revision covers all the poems published in Princeton's earlier bilingual edition, George Seferis: Collected Poems (expanded edition, 1981). Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1963, George Seferis (1900-71) has long been recognized as a major international figure, and Keeley and Sherrard are his ideal translators. They create, in the words of Archibald MacLeish, a "translation worthy of Seferis, which is to praise it as highly as it could be praised."
Although Seferis was preoccupied with his tradition as few other poets of the same generation were with theirs, and although he was actively engaged in the immediate political aspirations of his nation, his value for readers lies in what he made of this preoccupation and this engagement in fashioning a broad poetic vision. He is also known for his stylistic purity, which allows no embellishment beyond that necessary for precise yet rich poetic statement.
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Format:Paperback
I can safely say that Seferis is my favourite poet!
He is a master!! The depth of his poems is extraordinary! The way he ends his poems is breath-taking. He is one of
the most orignial poets I have come across! I really loved reading through
this book! I would highly recommend it to those interested in orginal
poetry!
He is a master!! The depth of his poems is extraordinary! The way he ends his poems is breath-taking. He is one of
the most orignial poets I have come across! I really loved reading through
this book! I would highly recommend it to those interested in orginal
poetry!
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
On receiving this order, I immediately informed that it had manufacturing defaults.
I was told it would be replaced. More than a month later I am still waiting.
I was told it would be replaced. More than a month later I am still waiting.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A remarkable poet, excellently translated
6 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
Seferis is great. These poems don't feel dated in the least, nor do they sound translated. They emerge from some deep root in the shared brain, and brim into life like grace. If you like Montale or Cavafy, you'll probably like Seferis as well. All three have a large vision that begins in the local and reaches the world.
The edition, by Princeton, is very fine, with clear print and a helpful introduction.
The edition, by Princeton, is very fine, with clear print and a helpful introduction.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Unique
20 Dec 2009
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Although most US readers seem less attuned non-English poetry, George Seferis seems the exception. Modern, yet utilizing more antiquated techniques, George Seferis bridges the gap between what we learn in college, and what we love in the real world.
Popular pieces like "The Return of the Exile" are never overshadowed by modern gems like "Sixteen Haiku" (Book of Exercises).
All in all, this book is a well done modern translation of George Seferis's collected works.
Popular pieces like "The Return of the Exile" are never overshadowed by modern gems like "Sixteen Haiku" (Book of Exercises).
All in all, this book is a well done modern translation of George Seferis's collected works.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
An Endurable Vision
11 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
Although it is difficult for me to select my favorite modern Greek poet since I hold several of them in high esteem, among his peers, Seferis crests the wave of poetic intensity. His poetry is always laden with images often as tragic as they are beautiful. Like Kimon Friar, Edmund Keeley has brought the powerful verse of modern Greeks to the English reader (see the Amazon excerpts of this work). In sum, Seferis' poetic world is enthralling.
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