Aime Cesaire, The Collected Poetry
by Aimé Césaire
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Author: Aimé CésaireTranslator: Clayton Eshleman
Translator: Annette J. Smith
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1984-11-28
ISBN: 0520053206
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: University of California Press
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Book Review: Shining star of surrealism and negritude
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all this book itself is beautifully designed and oversized, containing selections from five of Cesaire's published books of poety, separated by prints by Wilfredo Lam.This poetry of Cesaire requires an extensive introduction since it is filled with both politicsl and surrealistic elements. The editor provide a 30 page introduction which was very helpful.
I found that I needed to read these poems outloud in order to fully understand them. I wish that I could also read the French originals that we provided. Of course every great poet writes many poems that do no quite reach his general level of excellence and Cesaire is no exception, but I found many poems to treasure which will remain with me a long while. They make heavy use of Martiniquan flora and fauna, but every poem is about meaninful ways of acheiving power for the Black diaspora which was the heart of Cesaire's negritude
These poems belong in the collection of all who care about poetry.
I
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This edition, containing an extensive introduction, notes, the French original, and a new translation of Césaire's poetry--the complex and challenging later works as well as the famous Notebook--will remain the definitive Césaire in English.Criticism & Theory Books
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