Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prefatory Note xi
5. Introduction: On Poetry, Life, Method, and Sundry Affairs 1
6. 1. Creative Fidelities 11
7. 2. From Encounter to Tryst: Celan and Shakespeare 25
8. 3. Metaphors of Subjectivity: Grünbein and the Philosophers 58
9. 4. What’s in a Name? Brodsky and the English Muse 88
10. Closing Remarks 129
11. Appendix: Constellations 131
12. Notes 149
13. Bibliography 199
14. Index 227