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Christopher Middleton

Christopher Middleton has published translations of Robert Walser, Nietzsche, Hölderlin, Goethe and many others. Over the last three decades Carcanet has published several books of his poems, his experimental prose and two volumes of essays, as well as a Selected Writings and Faint Harps and Silver Voices, a collection of verse translations. His most recent collection is The Anti-Basilisk.

Christopher Middleton's work featured in PN Review comprises three reports, 43 contributions of poetry, 22 articles, and one review, over a period of 41 years. Also available are eight reviews of Christopher Middleton's work and nine translations by Christopher Middleton.

Further Reading

Poetry in Poetry Nation 5 (1975) Anasphere: le Torse Antique

Article in PN Review 3 (1978) For Márton, Erwin, and Miklos

Poetry in PN Review 7 (1979) Four Poems

Poetry in PN Review 10 (1979) Two Poems

Article in PN Review 10 (1979) Notes on a Viking Prow

Poetry in PN Review 11 (1980) Rilke's Feet

Poetry in PN Review 12 (1980) Woden Dog

Article in PN Review 16 (1980) Notes on a Viking Prow (Part II)

Reviewed by Alan Young in PN Review 18 (1981) on Christopher Middleton and Michael Horovitz

Poetry in PN Review 19 (1981) Interim Report

Poetry in PN Review 21 (1981) Cabaret de la Canne, January 1855

Article in PN Review 22 (1981) Seventeen Hiccups on the Question of Novelty

Article in PN Review 26 (1982) Louise Moillon's Apricots (1635)

Article in PN Review 28 (1982) Some Old Hats from the History of Imagination

Poetry in PN Review 30 (1983) Five Poems

Article in PN Review 32 (1983) Ideas about Voice in Poetry

Poetry in PN Review 38 (1984) Eight Skips Around the Aura of Erato

Poetry in PN Review 41 (1985) Quasizeros: 21 miscellanous micro-poems

Poetry in PN Review 42 (1985) Poems

Poetry in PN Review 43 (1985) Two Poems

Poetry in PN Review 44 (1985) Poems

Poetry in PN Review 49 (1986) In Anatolia

Poetry in PN Review 52 (1986) Three Poems

Article in PN Review 55 (1987) The Story of Opal

Translation of an Article by Gert Hofmann in PN Review 59 (1988) Tolstoy's Head (translated by Christopher Middleton)

Poetry in PN Review 60 (1988) Five Poems

Poetry in PN Review 65 (1989) La Morena

Poetry in PN Review 68 (1989) A Huapango for Junius Avitus

Article in PN Review 70 (1989) For Burning

Article in PN Review 73 (1990) A Moment in the Eighteenth Century

Poetry in PN Review 78 (1991) Four Poems

Poetry in PN Review 84 (1992) Two Poems

Report in PN Review 85 (1992) The Turkish Rooftops

Poetry in PN Review 87 (1992) Skaters in The Luxembourg Gardens, 1909

Article in PN Review 90 (1993) A Pasquil on the Poetry Scene

Poetry in PN Review 91 (1993) Ballad of the Putrefaction

Reviewed by T.J.G. Harris in PN Review 91 (1993) on Christopher Middleton

Article in PN Review 92 (1993) On Poetry and Opinion

Poetry in PN Review 94 (1993) Four Poems

Poetry in PN Review 97 (1994) Four Poems

Poetry in PN Review 99 (1994) Four Poems

Article in PN Review 99 (1994) A Wave

Poetry in PN Review 100 (1994) Four Poems

Article in PN Review 102 (1995) On the Mental Image

Review in PN Review 102 (1995) on the life of Stéphane Mallarmé

Article in PN Review 108 (1996) Surface and Depth: Observations on the Road

Translation of Poetry by Oktay Rifat in PN Review 109 (1996) Three Poems (translated from Turkish by Christopher Middleton)

Poetry in PN Review 110 (1996) De Saussure's Assured Ruse Garbled in an English Garden

Translation of Poetry by Günter Kunert in PN Review 110 (1996) Seven Poems (translated from the German by Christopher Middleton)

Poetry in PN Review 111 (1996) Three Poems

Article in PN Review 115 (1997) On Imagination and Lyric Voice

Poetry in PN Review 121 (1998) Two Poems

Report in PN Review 125 (1999) The Gaze of the Turkish Mona Lisa

Translation of Poetry by Günter Kunert in PN Review 125 (1999) Eight Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton)

Poetry in PN Review 126 (1999) Gelibolu

Poetry in PN Review 128 (1999) The Redbird Hexagon

Poetry in PN Review 132 (2000) Two Poems

Poetry in PN Review 136 (2000) Three Poems

Reviewed by Peter Cole in PN Review 136 (2000) on Christopher Middleton

Translation of Poetry by Robert Walser in PN Review 140 (2001) Poems from the Microscripts (translated by Christopher Middleton)

Reviewed by Jem Poster in PN Review 142 (2001) on Matthew Francis, Clive Wilmer and Christopher Middleton

Translation of Poetry by Léon-Paul Fargue in PN Review 142 (2001) Two Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton)

Article in PN Review 143 (2002) On the Apotropaic Element in Poetry

Poetry in PN Review 146 (2002) Four Poems

Article in PN Review 147 (2002) From a Work in Prospect

Reviewed by John Muckle in PN Review 155 (2004) on Christopher Middleton and Jesper Svenbro

Poetry in PN Review 156 (2004) Tableaux I-XX

Translation of Poetry by Joachim Sartorius in PN Review 158 (2004) On the Way to the Tomb of Kleoboulos (translated by Christopher Middleton)

Poetry in PN Review 162 (2005) Marienbad 1814

Reviewed by Peter Riley in PN Review 163 (2005) Short Notes

Article in PN Review 168 (2006) An Errant Retrospect

Article in PN Review 170 (2006) A Nagging Fragment

Article in PN Review 175 (2007) Melancholy: Uncertain Aspects

Translation of Poetry by Wulf Kirsten in PN Review 184 (2008) Three Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton)

Poetry in PN Review 185 (2009) Five Poems

Reviewed by Peter McCarey in PN Review 187 (2009) on Christopher Middleton

Poetry in PN Review 190 (2009) Four Poems

Poetry in PN Review 194 (2010) Four Poems

Reviewed by John Muckle in PN Review 195 (2010) on Nicole Brossard, Douglas Messerli, Therese Bachand, Christopher Middleton, Adriano Spatola, J. H. Prynne

Report in PN Review 196 (2010) Horizontal and Vertical Transcendence

Poetry in PN Review 199 (2011) Two Poems

Translation of Poetry by Christoph Meckel in PN Review 199 (2011) Four Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton)

Poetry in PN Review 201 (2011) Monostichs

Poetry in PN Review 207 (2012) Four Poems

Poetry in PN Review 224 (2015) ‘From the Reveries of a Gentleman’ and Other Poems

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	Christopher Middleton Christopher Middleton has published translations of Robert Walser, Nietzsche, Hölderlin, Goethe and many others. Over the last three decades Carcanet has published several books of his poems, his experimental prose and two volumes of essays, as well as a Selected Writings and Faint Harps and Silver Voices, a collection of verse translations. His most recent collection is The Anti-Basilisk. Christopher Middleton's work featured in PN Review comprises three reports, 43 contributions of poetry, 22 articles, and one review, over a period of 41 years. Also available are eight reviews of Christopher Middleton's work and nine translations by Christopher Middleton. Further Reading Poetry in Poetry Nation 5 (1975) Anasphere: le Torse Antique Article in PN Review 3 (1978) For Márton, Erwin, and Miklos Poetry in PN Review 7 (1979) Four Poems Poetry in PN Review 10 (1979) Two Poems Article in PN Review 10 (1979) Notes on a Viking Prow Poetry in PN Review 11 (1980) Rilke's Feet Poetry in PN Review 12 (1980) Woden Dog Article in PN Review 16 (1980) Notes on a Viking Prow (Part II) Reviewed by Alan Young in PN Review 18 (1981) on Christopher Middleton and Michael Horovitz Poetry in PN Review 19 (1981) Interim Report Poetry in PN Review 21 (1981) Cabaret de la Canne, January 1855 Article in PN Review 22 (1981) Seventeen Hiccups on the Question of Novelty Article in PN Review 26 (1982) Louise Moillon's Apricots (1635) Article in PN Review 28 (1982) Some Old Hats from the History of Imagination Poetry in PN Review 30 (1983) Five Poems Article in PN Review 32 (1983) Ideas about Voice in Poetry Poetry in PN Review 38 (1984) Eight Skips Around the Aura of Erato Poetry in PN Review 41 (1985) Quasizeros: 21 miscellanous micro-poems Poetry in PN Review 42 (1985) Poems Poetry in PN Review 43 (1985) Two Poems Poetry in PN Review 44 (1985) Poems Poetry in PN Review 49 (1986) In Anatolia Poetry in PN Review 52 (1986) Three Poems Article in PN Review 55 (1987) The Story of Opal Translation of an Article by Gert Hofmann in PN Review 59 (1988) Tolstoy's Head (translated by Christopher Middleton) Poetry in PN Review 60 (1988) Five Poems Poetry in PN Review 65 (1989) La Morena Poetry in PN Review 68 (1989) A Huapango for Junius Avitus Article in PN Review 70 (1989) For Burning Article in PN Review 70 (1989) For Burning Article in PN Review 73 (1990) A Moment in the Eighteenth Century Poetry in PN Review 78 (1991) Four Poems Poetry in PN Review 84 (1992) Two Poems Report in PN Review 85 (1992) The Turkish Rooftops Poetry in PN Review 87 (1992) Skaters in The Luxembourg Gardens, 1909 Article in PN Review 90 (1993) A Pasquil on the Poetry Scene Poetry in PN Review 91 (1993) Ballad of the Putrefaction Reviewed by T.J.G. Harris in PN Review 91 (1993) on Christopher Middleton Article in PN Review 92 (1993) On Poetry and Opinion Poetry in PN Review 94 (1993) Four Poems Poetry in PN Review 97 (1994) Four Poems Poetry in PN Review 99 (1994) Four Poems Article in PN Review 99 (1994) A Wave Poetry in PN Review 100 (1994) Four Poems Article in PN Review 102 (1995) On the Mental Image Review in PN Review 102 (1995) on the life of Stéphane Mallarmé Article in PN Review 108 (1996) Surface and Depth: Observations on the Road Translation of Poetry by Oktay Rifat in PN Review 109 (1996) Three Poems (translated from Turkish by Christopher Middleton) Poetry in PN Review 110 (1996) De Saussure's Assured Ruse Garbled in an English Garden Translation of Poetry by Günter Kunert in PN Review 110 (1996) Seven Poems (translated from the German by Christopher Middleton) Poetry in PN Review 111 (1996) Three Poems Article in PN Review 115 (1997) On Imagination and Lyric Voice Poetry in PN Review 121 (1998) Two Poems Report in PN Review 125 (1999) The Gaze of the Turkish Mona Lisa Translation of Poetry by Günter Kunert in PN Review 125 (1999) Eight Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton) Poetry in PN Review 126 (1999) Gelibolu Poetry in PN Review 128 (1999) The Redbird Hexagon Poetry in PN Review 132 (2000) Two Poems Poetry in PN Review 136 (2000) Three Poems Reviewed by Peter Cole in PN Review 136 (2000) on Christopher Middleton Translation of Poetry by Robert Walser in PN Review 140 (2001) Poems from the Microscripts (translated by Christopher Middleton) Reviewed by Jem Poster in PN Review 142 (2001) on Matthew Francis, Clive Wilmer and Christopher Middleton Translation of Poetry by Léon-Paul Fargue in PN Review 142 (2001) Two Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton) Article in PN Review 143 (2002) On the Apotropaic Element in Poetry Poetry in PN Review 146 (2002) Four Poems Article in PN Review 147 (2002) From a Work in Prospect Reviewed by John Muckle in PN Review 155 (2004) on Christopher Middleton and Jesper Svenbro Poetry in PN Review 156 (2004) Tableaux I-XX Translation of Poetry by Joachim Sartorius in PN Review 158 (2004) On the Way to the Tomb of Kleoboulos (translated by Christopher Middleton) Poetry in PN Review 162 (2005) Marienbad 1814 Reviewed by Peter Riley in PN Review 163 (2005) Short Notes Article in PN Review 168 (2006) An Errant Retrospect Article in PN Review 170 (2006) A Nagging Fragment Article in PN Review 175 (2007) Melancholy: Uncertain Aspects Translation of Poetry by Wulf Kirsten in PN Review 184 (2008) Three Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton) Poetry in PN Review 185 (2009) Five Poems Reviewed by Peter McCarey in PN Review 187 (2009) on Christopher Middleton Poetry in PN Review 190 (2009) Four Poems Poetry in PN Review 194 (2010) Four Poems Reviewed by John Muckle in PN Review 195 (2010) on Nicole Brossard, Douglas Messerli, Therese Bachand, Christopher Middleton, Adriano Spatola, J. H. Prynne Report in PN Review 196 (2010) Horizontal and Vertical Transcendence Poetry in PN Review 199 (2011) Two Poems Translation of Poetry by Christoph Meckel in PN Review 199 (2011) Four Poems (translated by Christopher Middleton) Poetry in PN Review 201 (2011) Monostichs Poetry in PN Review 207 (2012) Four Poems Poetry in PN Review 224 (2015) ‘From the Reveries of a Gentleman’ and Other Poems
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