Montréal Before Spring
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Continental European, Fiction & Literature, Poetry
| Author: | Robert Melançon | ISBN: | 9781771960120 |
| Publisher: | Biblioasis | Publication: | May 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Biblioasis | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Melançon |
| ISBN: | 9781771960120 |
| Publisher: | Biblioasis |
| Publication: | May 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Biblioasis |
| Language: | English |
Beautiful collection that builds on his seasonal motifs to explore the city of Montreal
Thoughtful, philosophical poems in accessible language
Melancon is inspired by Du Bellay and other poets of the French Renaissance, whose work he teaches at the University of Montreal
Also inspired by contemporary Quebecois poets, including Paul-Marie Lapointe
Aesthetic influenced by visual movements: Impressionism (an interest in falling light, in snow, in textured landscapes), and Cubism (an interest in geometric forms, the static representation of motion, angles of vision)
Explores his interest in perception (incl. phenomenology) & ontology
Melancon is also known as a translator of 20th-century English-Canadian poets, including F.R. Scott and A.M. Klein.
Beautiful collection that builds on his seasonal motifs to explore the city of Montreal
Thoughtful, philosophical poems in accessible language
Melancon is inspired by Du Bellay and other poets of the French Renaissance, whose work he teaches at the University of Montreal
Also inspired by contemporary Quebecois poets, including Paul-Marie Lapointe
Aesthetic influenced by visual movements: Impressionism (an interest in falling light, in snow, in textured landscapes), and Cubism (an interest in geometric forms, the static representation of motion, angles of vision)
Explores his interest in perception (incl. phenomenology) & ontology
Melancon is also known as a translator of 20th-century English-Canadian poets, including F.R. Scott and A.M. Klein.
