{"product_id":"paul-claudels-five-great-odes-a-new-translation-and-commentary-9781350434349","title":"Paul Claudel's \"Five Great Odes\": A New Translation and Commentary","description":"\u003cp\u003eLauren Butler Bergier provides an accurate and poetic English translation of Paul Claudel's \u003ci\u003eCinq Grandes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOdes \u003c\/i\u003e(1907), with detailed commentary introducing Claudel's style, his sources, and the poems' historical context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA seminal text in European literature, this long-awaited critical translation makes available Claudel's beautiful and edifying poems that speak to doubt and to faith, to love, to grief, and to hope. To great effect, Bergier retains Claudel's innovative \u003ci\u003everset\u003c\/i\u003e structure, affording English readers a true sense of the poems which, with corresponding line numbers throughout, can be read alongside the original French folio edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this volume's comprehensive introduction, Bergier presents the historical and scholarly context in which Claudel was writing; the importance of the \u003ci\u003everset\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eclaudelien \u003c\/i\u003eto the history of French poetics; and the influence Claudel had on theologians such as 20th-century Swiss theologian, Hans Urs von Balthasar. Further providing commentary, each \u003ci\u003eOde \u003c\/i\u003eis also accompanied by an essay. These essays not only speak to the main themes of each poem, but also point to Claudel's key sources of inspiration, from liturgical texts and the Bible to classical literature, philosophy, and 19th-century French poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a preface and postface by distinguished philosophers, Jean-Luc Marion and Rémi Brague, as well as a new translation of Claudel's essay, 'Processional to greet the new century', this volume has everything scholars and students need to enjoy, and moreover, truly understand Claudel's poetic masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Claudel \u003c\/b\u003e(1868-1955) was a French poet, playwright and diplomat. He is known for his plays and odes, which were often inspired by his Catholic beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Butler Bergier\u003c\/b\u003e is an Independent Translator based in Colorado, USA. She specializes in theology and poetry.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179974455570,"sku":"9781350434349","price":126.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00c1a7c0-a2f1-4dc4-b296-266042025785.jpg?v=1775641437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paul-claudels-five-great-odes-a-new-translation-and-commentary-9781350434349","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}