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Book SynopsisThis landmark book brings together, for the first time in English, translations of 75 poems by the renowned Portuguese poet Maria Teresa Horta. It contains selections from each of her 21 volumes of poetry published over a writing career that spans six decades. The poems are presented in their original Portuguese with facing-page English translation by prize-winning poet Lesley Saunders. The book opens with a critical essay by leading scholar in comparative literature, Ana Raquel Fernandes, which - together with the translations - enables an English readership to acquire a sense of the formal, emotional and intellectual power and significance of this poet's work. The book also serves to underline the importance of sustaining cultural connections between the UK and Europe.
Trade Review“I am writing to you following my delighted experience of reading Lesley Saunders’ translations of Maria Teresa Horta. The quality of the work, as well as the elegance and clarity of the publication are exemplary” — Gerard Noyau
‘Point of Honour stands out as a celebration of Horta’s poetry. Through the inspired voice of Leslie Saunders, it establishes Maria Teresa Horta as one of the must-read poets of our times, not only within the Portuguese-speaking world, but also in dialogue with other authors and texts, important at this particular moment of growing intolerance and indifference, both in Europe and in Great Britain.’ ~ Ana Filipa Prata, Portuguese Studies, Vol. 35, No. 2
