The Form of a City Changes Faster, Alas, Than the Human Heart: One Hundred Fifty Poems (1991-1998) - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jacques RoubaudSeries:French LiteraturePublish date:2006-07-01Pages:266
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dalkey Archive PressISBN-13:9781564783837ISBN-10:1564783839UPC:9781564783837Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:EuropeanBook Topic:FrenchSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC138KMZWR
Composed of 150 poems, with a title taken from Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal, and partly a response to the poetry of Raymond Queneau, this collection explores Jacques Roubaud's many poetic modes. He skips from the strict form of the sonnet to the freedom of prose poetry without abandoning the melancholy playfulness that has defined his lengthy writing career. A selection of Roubaud's best recent work, The Form of a City describes not only Paris, but also its people, its writers (and those of the Oulipo in particular), its monumental past, and its unsteady response to change.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dalkey Archive PressISBN-13:9781564783837ISBN-10:1564783839UPC:9781564783837Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:EuropeanBook Topic:FrenchSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC138KMZWR
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