Who This Author Is

Burton Raffel has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 6 catalog-linked books across 1982 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Art of Translating Prose and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pennsylvania State Univ Pr and Moon City Press.

Best Place To Start

The Art of Translating Prose

Pennsylvania State Univ Pr • 1994 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Pennsylvania State Univ Pr and Moon City Press

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1982 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pennsylvania State Univ Pr and Moon City Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Art of Translating Prose

    Pennsylvania State Univ Pr • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 169 pages.

  2. Artists All: Creativity, the University, and the World

    Pennsylvania State Univ Pr • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 156 pages.

  3. Tempest, the. the Annotated Shakespeare

    Yale University Press • 2010 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 157 pages.

  4. Anthology of Modern Indonesian

    State University of New York Press • 1982 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1982 • 158 pages.

  5. Yankee Doric

    Moon City Press • 2010 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  6. Mia Poems

    October House • 1989 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1989.

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