Now in rich color, thirty of American painter Edward Hopper’s masterpieces with critiques from acclaimed poet Mark Strand. Strand deftly illuminates the work of the frequently misunderstood American painter, whose enigmatic paintings—of gas stations, storefronts, cafeterias, and hotel rooms—number among the most powerful of our time.

In brief but wonderfully compelling comments accompanying each painting, the elegant expressiveness of Strand’s language is put to the service of Hopper’s visual world. The result is a singularly illuminating presentation of the work of one of America’s best-known artists. Strand shows us how the formal elements of the paintings—geometrical shapes pointing beyond the canvas, light from unseen sources—locate the viewer, as he says, “in a virtual space where the influence and availability of feeling predominate.”

An unforgettable combination of prose and painting in their highest forms, this book is a must for poetry and art lovers alike.

From the Hardcover edition.

馬剋·斯特蘭德 Mark Strand (1934-2014)，美國詩人，散文傢，譯者。1990年當選美國年度桂冠詩人。以《一之暴風雪》獲得1999年普利策詩歌奬，，另曾獲得麥剋阿瑟基金奬。主要作品包括詩集《一之暴風雪》,《更暗的》《黑暗的港口》，散文《詞語的寒暄》,《霍珀》，《夜之書》等。