Facsimiles of Time
Subtitle: Essays on Poetry and Translations
Publisher: Porcupine's Quill
Published: November 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780889842267
Subjects: Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism; Canadian; Poetry; LITERARY CRITICISM / Canadian; Literary Criticism & Collections / Canadian; History and criticism; Translating
First sentence: Sometimes I have the feeling that words lead a private existence of their own, apart from us, and that when we speak or write, especially in moments of strong emotion, we do little more than hitch a ride on some obliging syllable or accommodating phrase.