Émile Nelligan (1879–1941)
Author of Poésies complètes, 1896-1941
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- Birthdate
- 1879-12-24
- Date of death
- 1941-11-18
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Places of residence
- Montréal, Québec, Canada (birth | death)
- Education
- College Sainte-Marie
- Occupations
- poet
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- Works
- 25
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 190
- Popularity
- #114,774
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 31
- Languages
- 1
Allaby offers thorough notes and comments on the poetry he has translated, and I appreciated the brief introduction that was accessible for those completely in the dark about the author. Still, some editorializations made me wonder how much of this was simply a vanity project—an eyebrow raised a few times—as other translations into English exist and with fuller, more academic-minded contexts. I was a bit let down by the original French poems residing in the back of the book as opposed to them being published side-by-side well, which always makes it more difficult to assess the translation than it needs to be. Overall, a very fine work to read of Nelligan, though I would recommend supplementation by other critics and translators in tandem with this text.… (more)