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Yves Bonnefoy
AuthorBooks · Second hand1923-2016
Yves Jean Bonnefoy was a French poet and art historian. He also published a number of translations, most notably the plays of William Shakespeare which are considered among the best in French. He was a professor at the Collège de France from 1981 to 1993 and is the author of several works on art, art history, and artists including Miró and Giacometti, and a monograph on Paris-based Iranian artist Farhad Ostovani. The Encyclopædia Britannica states that Bonnefoy was ″perhaps the most important French poet of the latter half of the 20th century.″
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About Yves Bonnefoy
Birth
1923
Death
2016
Yves Jean Bonnefoy was a French poet and art historian. He also published a number of translations, most notably the plays of William Shakespeare which are considered among the best in French. He was a professor at the Collège de France from 1981 to 1993 and is the author of several works on art, art history, and artists including Miró and Giacometti, and a monograph on Paris-based Iranian artist Farhad Ostovani. The Encyclopædia Britannica states that Bonnefoy was ″perhaps the most important French poet of the latter half of the 20th century.″
Yves Bonnefoy was one of the most influential voices in 20th-century French poetry.
Beyond his poetry, he was a brilliant translator, particularly renowned for his versions of Shakespeare.
His masterpiece, L'Arrière-pays, reflects his deep connection to art history and philosophy.
Born in Tours, Bonnefoy dedicated much of his life to university teaching and art criticism.
His prolific career spans over 260 works that explore the essence of language and human experience.
