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shaunnow38's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
skrivena_stranica's review against another edition
3.0
Zanimljivi bestijarij koji očito aludira na tradiciju srednjovjekovnog bestijarija, ali svako biće ima svoju pjesmu koja redovito nema nikakvu poruku već prije neku doskočicu. Zanimljivo djelo 20. stoljeća koje dokazuje da je srednji vijek vječni izvor inspiracije i preoblike.
rupertowen's review against another edition
5.0
Guillaume Apollinaire who coined the term "Surrealism" and influenced absurdist writer Alfred Jarry makes merry here of Orpheus's inclination towards wooing animals and other living creatures - although Sirens are included amongst the bestiary, which Orpheus makes analogous to his own 'curse' of continuous song. The poems are mostly four or five lined poems about various animals and insects such as the Fly, Elephant, Ox, Crayfish, Owl, Ibis et cetera, and through-out several observational lyricisms by Orpheus admiring the lousy life around him. Rather than read too much into each poem I settled back and enjoyed the nuances of Apollinaire's text, and took to them all in the spirit of Guillaume's poem on the Peacock who in dragging plumage on the grass, showing its beauty, is also baring its arse.
jenniferlynnkrohn's review
5.0
Approaching the famed French Modernist poet Guillaume Apollinaire may at first seem daunting, but the Bestiary is a great place to start. These short poems seems simple, I was able to read the book in one sitting, but on rereading there offer interesting and complex ideas. I would recommend this book to both poetry aficionados and those who are unfamiliar with poetry and maybe a little frightened by it.
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