Seedtime Notebooks, 1954 – 79
Seedtime Notebooks, 1954 – 79 by Philippe Jaccottet is a collection of notes and reflections from one of Switzerland’s notable literary figures, published by Seagull Books on March 7, 2024. This edition, comprising 374 pages, offers an introduction to Jaccottet’s observations on the natural world, as well as his thoughts on literature, art, music, and the human condition, presented in English translation by Tess Lewis.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of Jaccottet’s insights, where he meticulously describes elements of nature, such as the light on a meadow, the sound of running water, and the colors of blossoms. The notebooks serve as a window into the poet’s mind, revealing his delicate and tenacious approach to verse. This volume invites exploration of themes related to biography, literary criticism, and European poetry, making it a significant addition to the understanding of Jaccottet’s work and influence.
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The first volume of notes and reflections from one of Switzerland’s most prominent and prolific men of letters.
Seedtime–Jaccottet’s notebooks–is an especially good introduction to this leading francophone Swiss author, containing the poet’s observations of the natural world and his reflections on literature, art, music, and the human condition. In these explorations, he returns again and again to the fundamental, focusing his prodigious talents on describing the exact shade of light on a meadow, the sound of running water, the color of cherry and almond blossoms, or the cry of a bird in the stillness before dawn. In this translation by Tess Lewis, English readers will finally be able to join this poet as we follow in his footsteps of fifty years ago and find the still-viable seeds of his delicate and tenacious verse.
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