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On poetry and politics

Jean Paulhan, 1884-1968 (Author), Jennifer Bajorek (Editor, Translator), Eric Trudel (Editor, Translator), Charlotte Mandell (Translator)
ISBN 9780252032806 · cloth : alk. paper, ISBN 0252032802 · cloth : alk. paper
publication
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2008, cop. 2008
xvi, 158 p.
Jean Paulhan ; edited and with an introduction by Jennifer Bajorek and Eric Trudel ; translated from the French by Jennifer Bajorek, Charlotte Mandell, and Eric Trudel
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Bibliography, State, provincial, territorial, dependent, etc., Non-fiction literature
Subject
Litteraturhistoria--Frankrike, Fransk litteratur--Filosofi, Historia--1900-talet, Literature--History and criticism., Literature--Philosophy., History, Modern--20th century.

Summary

As an editor and writer of fiction, Jean Paulhan was an influential figure in 20th-century French literature. This book deals with another aspect of his oeuvre, collecting together his major essays on literature, art, rhetoric and language.

Table of Contents

The experience of the proverb -- Jacob Cow the Pirate, or if words are signs -- Rhetoric rises from its ashes -- Young lady with mirrors -- Key to poetry -- Democracy calls on the first to come along -- The bee -- Letter on peace -- Letters to the directors about Europe -- Letter to the directors of the resistance.

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Jean Paulhan, 1884-1968 (Author), Jennifer Bajorek (Editor, Translator), Eric Trudel (Editor, Translator), Charlotte Mandell (Translator)
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ISBN 9780252032806 · cloth : alk. paper, ISBN 0252032802 · cloth : alk. paper
Title resource
On poetry and politics
Creative responsibility statement
Jean Paulhan ; edited and with an introduction by Jennifer Bajorek and Eric Trudel ; translated from the French by Jennifer Bajorek, Charlotte Mandell, and Eric Trudel
publication
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2008, cop. 2008
Extent
xvi, 158 p.
Note
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-152) and index.
dimensions
24 cm.
control number
12128762