Yves Bonnefoy

Comprehensive information about poet Yves Bonnefoy including poetry, biographical information, quotes, literary works, and more. Yves Bonnefoy (born 24 June 1923) is a French poet and essayist. Bonnefoy was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, the son of a railroad worker and a teacher. His works have been of great importance in post-war French literature, at the same time poetic and theoretical, examining the meaning of the spoken and written word. He has also published a number of translations, most notably Shakespeare as well as several works on art and art history, including Miró and Giacometti. This educational Yves Bonnefoy resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.