Still Life with Children (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781622885435)

Awarded the Souerette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation of a Book from the Texas Institute of Letters

Cyrus Cassells' vibrant translations grow on the page as though the essence of Francesc Parcerisas' work has also moved forward in a Janus-like fashion. These translations are not simply the same poems in a different language; Cassells has crafted new poetry. The gentle and delicate rhythms of Parcerisas have been contracted into shorter lines that explore sharper cadences whilst Cassells carefully maintains a sensitive continuity in the opening feet. This is poetry for the ear first and the page second, Cassells has stronger consonants at his disposal, a resource that he skilfully exploits. The ultimate product of his labours is a short collection of poetry that reads and feels like a work of English Literature, a sensation that is perhaps the highest compliment one may bestow upon a Literary Translation.

Author: Francesc Parcerisas
ISBN-10: 1622885430
ISBN-13: 9781622885435
Publisher: Stephen F. Austin University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/28/2019
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d