Bücher von Robin Robertson

Robin Robertson's fourth collection is an intense, moving, bleakly lyrical, and at times shocking book. These poems are written with the authority of classical myth, yet sound utterly contemporary. The poet's gaze-whether on the natural world or the details of his own life-is unflinching and clear, its utter seriousness leavened by a wry, dry, and disarming humor.Alongside fine translations from Neruda and Montale and dynamic retellings of stories from Ovid, the poems here pitch the power and wonder of nature against the frailty and failure of the human. This is a book of considerable grandeur and sweep that confirms Robertson as one of the most arresting and powerful poets at work today.

Humiliation is not, of course, unique to writers. However, the world of letters does seem to offer a near-perfect micro-climate for embarrassment and shame. There is something about the conjunction of high-mindedness and low income that is inherently comic; something about the very idea of deeply private thoughts -- carefully worked and honed into art over the years -- being presented to a public audience of dubious strangers, that strays perilously close to tragedy. These seventy contributions prove it is possible to reverse Auden's dictum: that art is born out of humiliation.

"Dieses Buch verwebt schwindelerregende, jazzige Meditationen über Kriegstraumata, Männlichkeit, Betrug und Erlösung." (Ocean Vuong) Der Veteran Walker will nicht mehr zurück in die Provinz. Traumatisiert vom Krieg sucht er in der Metropole nach Freiheit, Anonymität und Schutz. In New York trifft er den Regisseur Robert Siodmak, der ihm von Hollywood vorschwärmt. Also beginnt Walker eine Odyssee durch ganz Amerika, zu dem Ort, an dem gerade Filmgeschichte geschrieben wird: Es ist die Zeit des legendären Film Noir. Hier erfährt Walker, wie gespalten die Gesellschaft des neuen Amerika ist, wie sehr der amerikanische Traum bereits bröckelt. In einer glänzenden, poetischen Sprache erzählt Robin Robertson, der mit diesem Buch auf der Shortlist des Bookerpreises stand, den amerikanischen Mythos in einer völlig ungewöhnlichen Weise neu.

Este livro trata das descobertas na área da psicologia que foram sistematizadas por Carl Gustav Jung na primeira metade do século XX, e de absoluta relevância para o século XXI. Por meio desta introdução prática ao trabalho e às ideias de Jung, o dr. Robertson explica como o grande médico psiquiatra suíço reintroduziu os ocidentais no mundo dos arquétipos ¿ as imagens do inconsciente coletivo ¿, da mitologia e dos símbolos da natureza. De forma clara, direta e didática, tal como em um curso, ele discute a estrutura e a dinâmica da psique, o significado dos sonhos, a sombra, os tipos psicológicos, os conceitos de anima e animus, e a misteriosa figura do Self. Um livro inspirador, que tornará a empolgante filosofia/psicologia de Jung parte de sua vida, assim como uma busca pela melhor e mais completa versão de si mesmo.