Poetic intention

Poetic intention

by Glissant, Édouard

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"This marks the publication of the first English-language translation of Poetic Intention, Glissant's classic meditation on poetry and art. In this wide-ranging book, Glissant discusses poets, including Stephane Mallarme and Saint-John Perse, and visual artists, such as the Surrealist painters Matta and Wilfredo Lam, arguing for the importance of the global position of art. He states that a poem, in its intention, must never deny the "way of the world." Capacious, inventive, and unique, Glissan…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Poetic intention / Édouard Glissant ; translated from the French by Nathalie Stephens, with Anne Malena.

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"This marks the publication of the first English-language translation of Poetic Intention, Glissant's classic meditation on poetry and art. In this wide-ranging book, Glissant discusses poets, including Stephane Mallarme and Saint-John Perse, and visual artists, such as the Surrealist painters Matta and Wilfredo Lam, arguing for the importance of the global position of art. He states that a poem, in its intention, must never deny the "way of the world." Capacious, inventive, and unique, Glissant's Poetic Intention creates a new landscape for understanding the relationship between aesthetics and politics." --Descripción del editor.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:c2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Nightboat Books
  • Place of Publication:Callicoon, NY
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:c2010.

Notes

Traducción de: L'intention poétique.

The Physical Object

  • Description:231 p. ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780982264539, 0982264534
  • oclc:on1346623338
  • LC Classification:PQ3949.2.G53

Table of Contents

Histories -- "Sun of consciousness" -- Poetic intention -- The I of the Other: From the vow of the total to the sites of the one -- Pure landscapes -- From the one to the universe -- From the diverse to the common -- Open lands -- The voice of Earth -- Tragic struggles, epic freedoms -- Intention and relation: Exceeding intention -- Offering.

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Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc French poetry French poetry -- 20th century Poesía -- Historia y crítica Poesía francesa -- Siglo XX Poetry -- History and criticism

Writers

Glissant, Édouard Malena, Anne Nathanaël

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