Henri Meschonnic

Who was Henri Meschonnic?

Henry Meschonnic was a French poet, linguist, essayist and translator. He's remembered today as both a theoretician of language and as a translator of the Old Testament. The 710-page Critique du rhythme, probably remains his most famous theoretical work. As a translator of the Old Testament he published many volumes, including Les cinq rouleaux in 1970; Jona et le signifiant errant in 1998; Gloires in 2000; Au commencement in 2002; Les Noms in 2003; Et il a appelé in 2005; and Dans le désert in 2008.