Table of Contents

FragmentsForeword by James Hillman

Introduction

A Note on the Translation

Fragments

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author

Brooks Haxton's poetry translations includeDances for Flute and Thunder- Poems from the Ancient Greek, which was nominated for a PEN translation award, and Victor Hugo'sSelected Poemsfor Penguin Classics.

James Hillman has written more than twenty books, includingThe Force of Character,Re-Visioning Psychology(nominated for a Pulitzer in 1975), andThe Soul's Code, which debuted at #1 on theNew York Timesbestseller list in 1996. He is an internationally renowned lecturer, teacher, and psychologist and has taught at Yale, Syracuse, and the University of Chicago. Born in New Jersey, Hillman now lives in Thompson, Connecticut.

Reviews

"Heraclitus's fragments come to us like sparks off an anvil. . . . a luminous translation." (Nicholas Christopher)

"Breathtaking." (Richard Howard)

"A pellucid and informed translation." (Rita Dove, The Washington Post)