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# The Anchor Anthology of French Poetry: From Nerval to Valery in English Translation

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Anthology of French Poetry in English: A Must
*by A***R on June 11, 2000*

Frankly speaking, I was not very familiar with French poetry till I bought a copy of this book recently in Paris. This book, which was last published in 1958, has been out of print till now. In fact, book was in the wish list from my brother who is a professor onf English in India and who read a copy of this anthology long time ago. According to him, it was the best anthology of French poetry he had ever read. After reading some of the poems, I not only discovered the beauty of French poetry, but also could understand why my brother has been after this book for a long time. Patty Smith, who wrote the introduction to the new publication of the anthology, like my brother, read this book long time ago when she got a copy of the book on her table by stroke of luck in 1964. She now writes, "I must admit that I pocketed the book as my own, and it bacame the bible of my life. Edited by the aptly name Angel Flores, this anthology introduced me to some of the greatest poets in French literature .... It is my pleasure now to reintroduce this humble yet significant volume, so long out of print, to you now. And may I use this as an opportunity to salute and thank that unidentified soul who left this book upon my table in 1964."French poetry has influenced not only people like Patty Smith or by brother in India and many throughout the world, but it has also influenced famous poets like T. S. eliot and many others. I am very happy to see that this valuable anthology of French poetry has now been published again. Besides my brother, I am also happy for me who is not deep into literature for living, because it has introduced to me the beauty of French poetry for the first time. When you read poets like Baudellaire in lines as follows, you can immediately see that attraction of French poetry."Be drunk, always. Nothing else matters; this is our sole concern. To ease the pain as Time's dread burden weighs down upon your shoulders and crushes you to eart, you must be drunk without respite.Drunk with what? With wine, with poetry or with virtue, as yopu please. But be drunk." (Baudellaire "Be Drunk")Or in," Life is hospital where every patient longs desperately to change his bed. ..." (Baudellaire "Anyehere Out of this World") etcThe anthology contain not only famous poets like Baudellaire, but all the important modern French poets from Nerval to Valery. Now I know that like French wine the book has addicted me with French poetry. I think everyone who like poetry should have a copy of this valuable anthology of French poetry in his or her personal collection. Rajen Barua, Houston

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent translations of some very beautiful French poems
*by W***T on November 22, 2012*

The Anchor Anthology of French Poetry is an excellent collection of essential French poems fromGerard de Nerval to Paul Valery. Nerval was a post-Romantic poet whose lines are excellently translated into English which gives a sense of his melancholic and lyrical nature dealing with themes esoteric and exotic.The poets that follow him in time are also dealt with well in very good translations into English. In the second part of the book the original French is given and thus you have to switch back and forth abit to see the original in compatrison to the English version of the poems bythe various translators and the French poets' verses. The translations are very good indeed andof course the originals are most beautiful and the selections are well made.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book arrived in excellent condition
*by R***T on November 17, 2022*

Book arrived in excellent condition, as advertised, and in a timely manner.

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