{"product_id":"the-greener-meadow-selected-poems-paperback","title":"The Greener Meadow: Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuciano Erba\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuciano Erba's poems discover in the details of everyday life--a cream-colored tie, an old book, a swallow--access to far-reaching mysteries, including the fact of our being here at all. One of Italy's most important contemporary poets, Erba is approachable yet complex, distinctively and artfully combining traditional and informal means in his brief lyrics. He turns a cool eye on the passing scene, allowing us to see life in a new light. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This bilingual edition contains the most comprehensive and representative selection of Erba's poetry ever published in English. Distinguished British poet and translator Peter Robinson, working with the encouragement and advice of the author, has rendered accurate and elegant English translations of the facing-page Italian originals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Complete with a preface, introduction, and notes, this is an ideal introduction to a unique and compelling modern Italian poet.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The splendid Milanese poet Luciano Erba, represented here by a selection from his entire oeuvre, is a strong Italian modernist largely unknown in America, translated extremely well by Peter Robinson.\"\u003cb\u003e--Richard Howard, series editor of the \u003ci\u003eLockert Library of Poetry in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eInner Voices: Selected Poems, 1963-2003\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For the first time, Peter Robinson makes available in marvelously attuned English translations a generous, judicious, and well-balanced offering of Luciano Erba's poetry from the 1960s to the present. One of the most distinctive voices in Italian poetry of the second half of the twentieth century, Erba merits the attention of English-language readers who will be fortunate to encounter this substantial bilingual collection of his witty, engaging, understated, and refreshingly original verse. The translations are accurate, carefully crafted, and in harmony with the idiom and spirit of the originals.\"\u003cb\u003e--John P. Welle, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Erba's ironic, autobiographical, and imaginative verse deserves to be translated into English. Peter Robinson's fluid translations convey the originality and antirhetorical freshness of Erba's intense, pantheistic vision. And his selection introduces readers to the full spectrum of Erba's long career.\"\u003cb\u003e--Gaetana Marrone, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuciano Erba\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Milan in 1922 and is the author of numerous books of poetry and a short-story collection. \u003cb\u003ePeter Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned British poet, translator, and critic whose books include \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century Poetry: Selves and Situations\u003c\/i\u003e and a forthcoming collection of interviews, \u003ci\u003eTalk about Poetry: Conversations on the Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.26 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452248178866,"sku":"9780691127644","price":25.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4b38bb52dff97d20d9ffb532cde9dd64.webp?v=1778811786","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-greener-meadow-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}