{"product_id":"ritsos-in-parentheses-paperback","title":"Ritsos in Parentheses - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYannis Ritsos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdmund Keeley\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award, Academy of American Poets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bilingual edition of three major poetry collections by one of the most important \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreek poets of the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most prolific and popular of modern Greek poets, Yannis Ritsos follows such eminent predecessors as Cavafy, Sikelianos, and Seferis in the dramatic and symbolic expression of a tragic sense of life. The three volumes of Ritsos's poetry translated here--\u003ci\u003eParentheses, 1946-47, Parentheses, 1950-61\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Distant\u003c\/i\u003e--document a three-decade poetic journey that reveals the evolution of the poet's sensibility. This bilingual edition also features an insightful introduction from translator Edmund Keeley, whom Paul Muldoon has called \"the gold standard in translators of Greek poetry.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYannis Ritsos\u003c\/b\u003e (1909-1990) was a Greek poet who was imprisoned and exiled and had his works banned in his home country because of his Communist politics. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYannis Ritsos: Repetitions, Testimonies, Parentheses\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton). \u003cb\u003eEdmund Keeley\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2022) was a distinguished translator of modern Greek poetry and professor emeritus of English and creative writing at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289961083129,"sku":"9780691284552","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/JpSdezHfNO9780691284552.webp?v=1776276396","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ritsos-in-parentheses-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}