num_pages: 294
description: Poetry. Translated from the French by Lappin Kendall. This eclectic anthology of classic French poems brings together in one volume the complete poetry translations of acclaimed translator Kendall Lappin, Professor of Foreign Languages at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Included are works by Villon, Voltaire, Musset, Nerval, Hugo, Ronsard, Lamartine and many others, as well as the complete text of Lappin's earlier collection Echoes of Baudelaire. Dispensing with rhyme in favor of strict adherence to metrics and diction, Lappin's translations strive for and achieve remarkable semantic faithfulness without sacrificing the musicality of the verse. Readers with a sound knowledge of French will find particular delight in comparing the translator's versions to the originals, printed here on facing pages.
language: English
title: Dead French Poets: An Anthology of Poems
titlecomplete: Dead French Poets: An Anthology of Poems
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Asylum Arts