Henri Meschonnic

Henri Meschonnic (18 September 1932, in Paris – 8 April 2009, in Villejuif) was a French poet, linguist, essayist and translator. He is remembered today as both a theoretician of language and as a translator of the Old Testament. The 710-page ''Critique du rythme,'' probably remains his most famous theoretical work. As a translator of the Old Testament he published many volumes, including ''Les cinq rouleaux'' in 1970 (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther); ''Jona et le signifiant errant'' in 1998 (Jonah); ''Gloires'' in 2000 (Psalms); ''Au commencement'' in 2002 (Genesis); ''Les Noms'' in 2003 (Exodus); ''Et il a appelé'' in 2005 (Leviticus); and ''Dans le désert'' in 2008 (Numbers). Provided by Wikipedia