Toward a New Poetics - Contemporary Writing in France (French, English, Hardcover, New ed)

A quiet revolution is taking place in avant-garde French poetry and prose. In this collection of twelve interviews with some of France's most important poets and writers, Serge Gavronsky introduces readers to these new developments.;As Gavronsky explains, a neolyricism is now replacing the formalism of the 1960s, `70s and `80s. In his introduction, Gavronsky notes how the ideological definition of writing (ecriture) has given way to more open forms of writing. Human experiences of the most ordinary kinds are finding a place in the text.;These interviews offer a view of the poets' and writers' creative processes and range over such topics as current literary theory, the impact of American poetry in France, and the place of feminism in contemporary French writing. Each interview is accompanied by samples of the writer's work in French and in Gavronsky's English translations.;"Toward a New Poetics" aims to provide a highly informative cultural and critical perspective on contemporary writing in France, introducing us to works which are now transforming the idea of literature itself.

General

Imprint:	University Presses Of California, Columbia And Princeton
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1994
Authors:	Serge Gavronsky
Translators:	Serge Gavronsky
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	382
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-08071-3
Languages:	French • English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-08071-8
Barcode:	9780520080713

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