Ricochet

Author:   Seymour Mayne
Publisher:   University of Ottawa Press
ISBN:  

9786613668301


Pages:   155
Publication Date:   30 April 2011
Format:   Electronic book text
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Ricochet is a bilingual collection of word sonnets by one of the chief innovators of the form, Seymour Mayne. It includes three sequences of pithy and evocative poems that encapsulate moments of sharp perception while also drawing attention to instants of humour that suddenly appear in daily life.

Concise and visual in effect, word sonnets are fourteen line poems, with one word per line. Frequently allusive and imagistic, they can also be irreverent and playful. While informed by other short poetry forms such as the Haiku, Mayne's word sonnets are deeply influenced by the Talmudic tradition of maxims, proverbs and images that instruct and inform everyday life.

Presented with an excellent translation of the poems into French, Ricochet is a unique volume that showcases this innovative new form. The collection also includes a short preface by the poet and an introductory essay by the translator on the challenges of translating word sonnets.

Ricochet est un recueil bilingue de sonnets d'un mot crits par l'un des principaux innovateurs de cette forme potique, Seymour Mayne. On y trouve trois sries de pomes piquants et vocateurs, qui reclent des moments de perception aigu, tout en attirant l'attention sur des instants d'humour surgissant tout coup dans la vie quotidienne.

Les sonnets d'un mot sont des pomes de quatorze lignes, concis, ayant un mot par ligne, et l'effet visuel certain. Souvent elliptiques et imags, ils s'avrent aussi parfois irrvrencieux et taquins. Bien qu'inspirs par d'autres formes de courts pomes, comme le haku, les sonnets de Seymour Mayne sont profondment lis la tradition talmudique des maximes, proverbes et images qui clairent la vie quotidienne.

Prsentant une excellente traduction des pomes en franais, Ricochet est un livre unique qui met en valeur cette nouvelle forme littraire. L'ouvrage comprend galement une courte prface du pote et une introduction de la traductrice sur les dfis que comporte la traduction de sonnets d'un mot.

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Author:   Seymour Mayne
Publisher:   University of Ottawa Press
Imprint:   University of Ottawa Press
ISBN:  

9786613668301


ISBN 10:   6613668303
Pages:   155
Publication Date:   30 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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