Ebook {Epub PDF} The Poet Assassinated and Other Stories by Guillaume Apollinaire

Lying in a hospital bed in , recovering from combat wounds suffered in World War I, Apollinaire assembled the fragments of a tragicomic, mock-epic and occasionally obscene autobiography-à-clef: The Poet Assassinated. This novella recounts the life and death of Croniamantal, whose birth is “saluted” by the Eiffel Tower’s “beautiful erection,” who rises through the Parisian literary world to proclaim himself /5(7). The Poet Assassinated and Other Stories (Paperback) Published May 1st by North Point Press. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Guillaume Apollinaire. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. The Poet Assassinated And Other Guillaume Apollinaire (), poet par excellence of the early 20th century Parisian literary world, inventor of the word "surrealism," champion of cubism and other innovative forms of modern art, wrote The Poet Assassinated in a hospital bed recovering from shrapnel wounds inflicted during World War One.

Among his other works of fiction, the novel Le poete assassine (The Poet Assassinated) introduces the theme of the poet as a creator of new worlds—a role that Apollinaire himself assumed in his major works, the poetry collections Alcools: Poemes and Calligrammes: Poemes de la paix de la guerre (Calligrams). The Poet Assassinated and Other Stories (Paperback) Published May 1st by North Point Press. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Guillaume Apollinaire. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. A Rabelaisian mock-epic full of typographic play and careening proseApollinaire was Modernism's first champion, and after his early death in , he became its first saint. Lying in a hospital bed in , recovering from combat wounds suffered in World War I, Apollinaire assembled the fragments of a tragicomic, mock-epic and occasionally obscene autobiography-à-clef: The Poet Assassinated.

The Poet Assassinated and Other Stories (English and French Edition) (French) Paperback – May 1, by Guillaume Apollinaire (Author) › Visit. The Poet Assassinated and Other Stories (English and French Edition) by Guillaume Apollinaire. North Point Pr. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamps. Buy The Poet Assassinated by Guillaume Apollinaire. More Details. Weight: lbs. ISBN BWB