Maldoror and Poems by Comte Lautreamont (English) Paperback Book

Description: Maldoror and Poems by Comte Lautreamont, Paul Knight Original publication and copyright date: 1978. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Darkly poetic, this modern translation conveys the unique eloquence of the original text. This volume also contains a translation of the epigrammatic Poesies.Insolent and defiant, the Chants de Maldoror, by the self-styled Comte de Lautreamont (1846-70), depicts a sinister and sadistic world of unrestrained savagery and brutality. One of the earliest and most astonishing examples of surrealist writing, it follows the experiences of Maldoror, a master of disguises pursued by the police as the incarnation of evil, as he makes his way through a nightmarish realm of angels and gravediggers, hermaphrodites and prostitutes, lunatics and strange children. Delirious, erotic, blasphemous and grandiose by turns, this hallucinatory novel captured the imagination of artists and writers as diverse as Modigliani, Verlaine, Andre Gide and Andre Breton; it was hailed by the twentieth-century Surrealist movement as a formative and revelatory masterpiece. Author Biography Lautréamont (1846–1870) was the pseudonym for French poet Isidore-Lucien Ducasse. Born in Uruguay, Lautréamont is best known for his Maldoror and Poems, published in 1869. Maldoror and Poems is considered one of the earliest examples of surrealist writing. While Lautréamont died a rather unknown writer, his work went on to deeply inspire French surrealists such as André Breton.Paul Knight is a staff writer at Texas Monthly. His work has also appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the Houston Press, the New York Times, and the Texas Observer. He has won national awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and Investigative Reporters and Editors. A graduate of the University of North Texas, he lives in Austin. Table of Contents Maldoror and PoemsIntroduction to MaldororMaldororIntroduction to PoemsPoems Details ISBN0140443428 Short Title MALDOROR & POEMS Pages 288 Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 0140443428 ISBN-13 9780140443424 Media Book Format Paperback Translator Paul Knight Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from French Birth 1846 Death 1870 DOI 10.1604/9780140443424 UK Release Date 1978-01-26 Author Paul Knight Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 1978 Publication Date 1978-01-26 Alternative 9780141194042 DEWEY 841 Audience General NZ Release Date 1978-04-30 AU Release Date 1978-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:22636392;

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