Birds and Other Relations : Selected Poetry of Dezsö Tandori

Born in Budapest in 1938, Dezsö Tandori is a novelist, playwright, translator, and graphic artist, as well as one of Hungary's most celebrated poets. Here is a booklength selection of his work. Brilliantly eccentric, and characterized by an astonishing formal dexterity, these poems address fundamental issues: the effort to establish personal identity in an impersonal world, the conflicting demands--private, social, and historical--that provide the texture of a lived moment, and the necessity of affirmation that finds its locus in the act of writing. Originally published in 1987. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Contents Introduction I Application for a Constellation Dice-Box Instead of Skull “And Quick, Mother? For I'm In A Rush? Where To??“ What Should Be Known of the Same Thing For The Klee-Milne Sketchbook The Fencing Hall The Most Superfluous Question Is Nevertheless: “Why?“ The Eternal Dwelling Place (Here Lies Stop E Stop E Stop Cummings) Memorial Lines To Bertolt Brecht ( 1938 — ) Talisman (Maybe!): St. Severin Corner St. Severin Dies Out Of Context It Goes On And There Isn't “Let's Buy Him An Alarm Clock . . . Oh, He Has One? Well, Then A Book."—"He Has That Too!“ A Large Light Lights Up Above My Head 1976715/b—In Two Ways: Never Yours 1976720/o—Everything’s Clear It May Be the Beginning of a Long Cycle 197712/a 197712/f II Van Gogh’s Coffeehouse Terrace Riversides by the Impressionists Seurat: The Periphery Seurat: The “Bee Du Hoc“ Camille Pissarro: Rue d’amsterdam—1897 Utrillo: “La Belle Gabrielle“ Claude Monet's Terrace At Le Havre Four City-Studies The News-Angel Old Prologue Other Circles Excerpt From The Four Birds Blues The Very Same City At Peace with Myself The Christmas of Long Walks Visiting A Bird’s Grave “The Sky Of Long Summer Twilights“ What Gets Lost in the Light The No-Hand “What Once Assumed A Marvelous Form“ Born in Budapest in 1938, Dezsö Tandori is a novelist, playwright, translator, and graphic artist, as well as one of Hungary's most celebrated poets. Here is a booklength selection of his work. Brilliantly eccentric, and characterized by an astonishing formal dexterity, these poems address fundamental issues: the effort to establish personal identity in an impersonal world, the conflicting demands--private, social, and historical--that provide the texture of a lived moment, and the necessity of affirmation that finds its locus in the act of writing. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905