J.V. Foix was a Catalan poet who masterfully blended classical tradition with contemporary literary currents. His work, defined by his own motto "M’exalta el nou i m’enamora el vell" (The new exalts me, the old enchants me), is characterized by a singular originality. Foix described himself as an "investigator in poetry," whose oeuvre reflects a profound meditation on the world and artistic ideals. His poems sought a "supreme, classicist equilibrium," creating a remarkable synthesis of wisdom and innovation.
Presents the first substantial selection in English from the prose poetry of the major Catalan writer J.V. Foix (1893-1987). The core of Lawrence Venuti's edition is forty-five prose poems from the beginning of Foix's career, supplemented by additional poems in prose and verse, prose fictions, and essays.