May's Poem

Author: W.S. Merwin (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: In this semi-autobiographical memoir with elements of travelogue, Merwin narrates the literary tradition of the 12th-century French troubadours in elegant language, while also including some medieval knightly lyric poems he has translated. From it, we can not only travel through the dust of history to experience the wars and loves of the Middle Ages, appreciate the enchanting scenery of Provence in southern France, but also learn about glimpses of American literary circles half a century ago and his own poetic feelings of living in a French countryside.