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Title: The Mays of Ventadorn (National Geographic Directions) by W. S. Merwin ISBN: 0-7922-6538-6 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: a small gem
Comment: This is a delightful look at a wonderful place and a marvellous cast of characters by one of our most talented living poets. I don't usually find myself yearning to move to France, but after reading The MAYS I couldn't help myself! Merwin's language is uniformally beautiful & he makes both his people and his places come alive. I also enjoyed both the fragments of songs that Merwin translates for us and his discussion of the difficulties of translation -both across language and across time. My one critique (and the loss of a star) is that I wanted more. Each time I felt that the "story" was REALLY going to start we would shift gears & go somewhere else or talk about someone else, and after a while I gave up hoping for any conclusion or resolution. This may be the product of some arbirary editorial length (I note that the book is part of a travel series) but in any case it is a pity, as I could easily have read twice as much on half as many troubadors!
Rating: 5
Summary: Enchanting
Comment: If you ever wondered if medieval poetry and the lives of the people who wrote it was in some way intimidating or academic, `The Mays of Ventadorn` provides a truely unique way of experiencing it. W.S. Merwin, in his charateristic style, brings to life Ventadorn (places and personalities) the center of the troubadour universe by weaving his own personal relationship with the region, the era and its poets. This book is a wonderful journey through Merwin's experience and how he has found value and meaning in the troubadours -- It will leave you wanting more poetry and a plane ticket to Southwest France.
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Title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight : A New Verse Translation by W.S. Merwin ISBN: 0375414762 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Vixen by W.S. Merwin ISBN: 0679766014 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 25 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: A Writer's House in Wales (National Geographic Directions) by Jan Morris ISBN: 0792265238 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Pupil : Poems by W.S. Merwin ISBN: 0375709649 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Flower & Hand: Poems 1977-1983: The Compass Flower: Opening the Hand: Feathers from the Hill by W. S. Merwin ISBN: 1556591195 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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