Henri Meschonnic
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Henry Meschonnic was a French poet, linguist and theoretician of language, and essayist.

Meschonnic was a renowned translator of the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...

, his translations published as Les Cinq Rouleaux, Le Chant des chants, Ruth, Comme ou les Lamentations, Paroles du sage, Esther and in what is probably his most famous theoretical book, the 710-page Critique du rhythme.

Awards

  • 1972 Max Jacobs International Poetry Prize
  • 1986 Mallarmé prize
    Mallarmé prize
    The Mallarmé prize is a poetry prize awarded each year by the Académie Mallarmé to a French speaking poet....

  • 2006 Prix de Littérature Nathan Katz pour l’ensemble de l’œuvre
  • 2007 International Grand Prix de poesie Guillevic-ville of Saint-Malo

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