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The Collected Poems

1956-1998

The Collected Poems( )
Author: Herbert, Zbigniew
ISBN:978-0-06-078390-7
Publication Date:Feb 2007
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $60.00
Book Description:

This outstanding new translation brings a uniformity of voice to Zbigniew Herbert's entire poetic output, from his first book of poems, String of Light, in 1956, to his final volume, previously unpublished in English, Epilogue Of the Storm. Collected Poems: 1956-1998, as Joseph Brodsky said of Herbert's SSelected Poems, is "bound for a much longer haul than any of us can anticipate." He continues, "For Zbigniew Herbert's poetry adds to the biography of civilization the sensibility...
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Book Details
Pages:624
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.545 x 22.86 x 3.581 cm
Book Weight:0.834 Kilograms
Author Biography
Herbert, Zbigniew (Author)
Zbigniew Herbert: October 29, 1924 - July 28, 1998.

Polish poet and playwright Zbigniew Herbert was born in 1924. His works have been translated in most European languages. His awards include the Jurzykowski Prize (1964), the Austrian Government Prize for European Literature (1965) and the Petrarch Prize (1979). He created the character of Mr. Cognito.

Herbert died in Warsaw in July, 1998.

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