For once, a necessary anthology -- the first in English of the major Surrealist poets, including Apollinaire, Tzara, Breton,...

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THE POETRY OF SURREALISM: An Anthology

by Michael -- Ed. Benedikt ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 14, 1974

For once, a necessary anthology -- the first in English of the major Surrealist poets, including Apollinaire, Tzara, Breton, Aragon, Eluard, Arp, Artaud, Prevert, Cesaire. Poet/Paris Review-editor Benedikt provides a fine introductory essay and critical notes, with new translations by Merwin, Bly, Ashbery, Antin, and Strand, as well as Benedikt himself.

Pub Date: Jan. 14, 1974

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1974

Categories: NONFICTION