| Alcools Contributor(s): Apollinaire, Guillaume (Author), Rees, Garnet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0485127083 ISBN-13: 9780485127089 Publisher: Continnuum-3PL OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: Guiilaume Apollinaire, a leading figure amongst the young writers and artists in France until his death in 1918, published 'Alcools', his first book of poems, in 1913. With its wide range of verse forms and contrasting registers of style, 'Alcools' had a considerable influence on Surrealist poetry. The poems provide a splendid example of the lyrical art in which the paradoxes of Apollinaire are held in high poetic tension. The editor's introduction and notes take place in the 20th Century and explain allusion and difficulties in the text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Athlone French Poets |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.56" W x 8.5" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
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| Publisher Description: Guiilaume Apollinaire, a leading figure amongst the young writers and artists in France until his death in 1918, published 'Alcools', his first book of poems, in 1913. With its wide range of verse forms and contrasting registers of style, 'Alcools' had a considerable influence on Surrealist poetry. The poems provide a splendid example of the lyrical art in which the paradoxes of Apollinaire are held in high poetic tension. The editor's introduction and notes take place in the 20th Century and explain allusion and difficulties in the text.> |