{"product_id":"the-curved-planks-9780374530754","title":"The Curved Planks","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor decades readers and critics have acclaimed Yves Bonnefoy as France's greatest living poet. His most recent book of verse, \u003ci\u003eThe Curved Planks\u003c\/i\u003e, crowns an oeuvre that has won him the highest international honors. More than any other single work, this sequence embodies the astonishing variety of Bonnefoy's art. A rich fabric of themes, styles, and genres, it balances aesthetic complexity with heartfelt directness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis bilingual edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Curved Planks\u003c\/i\u003e sets the French texts alongside English versions by the noted translator Hoyt Rogers, who has collaborated closely with Bonnefoy in crafting poems that re-create the freshness and vision of the originals. This volume also includes a preface by the renowned poet and critic Richard Howard and essays by the translator that situate \u003ci\u003eThe Curved Planks\u003c\/i\u003e in the author's body of work. All assist in introducing the English-language reader to Bonnefoy's profound poetic gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYves Bonnefoy\u003c\/b\u003e has published numerous studies of literature and art, as well as an extensive dictionary of mythology. His work has been translated into many languages, and he is a celebrated translator of Shakespeare and Yeats. He lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491697430802,"sku":"9780374530754","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5671d994-9745-44f2-a3af-a6d5fef78bf4.jpg?v=1730550359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-curved-planks-9780374530754","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}