Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Revolution and renewal -- Simultaneous exercises -- Miraculous encounters -- Visual poetry -- The war poetry -- More war poetry -- Order and adventure -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Reading Apollinaire's Calligrammes examines Guillaume Apollinaire's second major collection of poetry. Composed between 1913 and 1918, the nineteen poems examined here fall into two main groups: the experimental poetry and the war poetry. They also provide glimpses of the poet's personal history, from his affair with Louise de Coligny-Châtillon to his engagement to Madeleine Pagès and his marriage with Jacqueline Kolb. Each section examines all of the previous scholarship for the work in question, provides a detailed analysis, and, in many cases, offers a new interpretation. Each poem is subjected to a meticulous line-by-line analysis in the light of current knowledge."--Provided by publisher.
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