Michael has included his own translations of eleven French poets of the First World War, choosing, in his own words 'to follow Vladimir Nabokov's principle of what he calls 'Literal' translation, that is, sticking as closely as possible to the associative and syntactical demands of the original language…' Among the poets in the book apart from Cocteau and Apollinaire, are René Arcos, Marcel Martinet, Henry-Jacques and Léon Chancerel. To my mind, this book will be a 'must' for anyone truly interested in the poetry of the First World War.
http://www.austinmacauley.com/book/apollinaire-cocteau-others-french-poets-great-war
Source: An article written by Michael Copp and published in 'The Wilfred Owen Association Journal; 2016, Issue 1' pp 17-22.
