Messing about in Boats

by Michael Hofmann

Written by the eminent poet Michael Hofmann, this approachable and companionable book offers readings of four poems on the subject of boats.

Based on Michael Hofmann's Clarendon lectures, this volume offers readings of four poems in German, French, Italian, and English, by Rainer Maria Rilke, Arthur Rimbaud, Eugenio Montale, and Karen Solie. All four poems are on the subject of boats: 'Emigrant Ship', the 'Bateau Ivre', 'Boats...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198848048
• ISBN13: 9780198848042
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"