"The first thing I recognize as the beginning of a poem," writes Richard Pevear, "is a distinct rhythm, not only of stress but of movement. Once I hear it, I can find words for it. But the essential thing, finally, is simultaneity—the completion of a shape, a thought, an emotion, a figure, all at the same time. The Trojan War, the figures of Greek tragedy, certain elements of the Gospels, the stories of Malory, are parts of my personal language."
Originally published in 1978.
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- ISBN10 069101342X
- ISBN13 9780691013428
- Publish Date 21 February 1978
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 October 2000
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 74
- Language English
- URL https://press.princeton.edu/titles/1707.html