Books by Yves Bonnefoy

Yves Bonnefoy is often described as the greatest French post-war poet. Trained as a philosopher, he is also an essayist, literary critic and art historian. In 1981, he succeeded Roland Barthes at the College de France in Paris. He is the author of ten books of poetry, most recently L'heure presente, as well as numerous works on art, history and poetry. His many honors include Canada's Griffin Poetry Prize (2011). Emily Grosholz is Liberal Arts Research Professor of Philosophy at the Pennsylvania State University, and a member of the research group REHELS / SPHERE at the University of Paris Denis Diderot. She is the author of six books of poetry (including Leaves / Feuilles with Farhad Ostovani) and an advisory editor for the Hudson Review.