Palimpsests of the Real in Recent French PoetryThe richness and diversity of poetic voices in France since the mid-twentieth century sharpen the challenge of charting the poetic landscape in ways that are accessible and cohesive. Since poetry in France has long demonstrated a predisposition to philosophical questions. Palimpsests of the Real in Recent French Poetry reads the work of six poets through the lens of the Pre-Socratics. The poets discussed range from the well-known - Jacques Dupin, André du Bouchet, Eugène Guillevic - to the lesser celebrated - Jean-Louis Chrétien, Céline Zins, and Emmanuel Hocquard. What binds these six together is an interest in the real, and a fascination with the ways of sensing one's world, of experiencing time, unity, memory, and change. For each poet, the aesthetic character of the work takes precedence, and its presentation is informed by the philosophical groundwork laid by ancient thinkers. Written not only for specialists but also for students and all readers with a general interest in literature and poetry, this book provides introductory material to each poet considered as well as offers critical readings that never stray far from the poetic texts. |
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JEANLOUIS CHRETIEN | 31 |
Beauty and the Imperative for Order | 47 |
The Geometry Connection | 73 |
Body Rhetoric and the Self | 97 |
ANDRE DU BOUCHET | 111 |
Seeing the Unseeable | 125 |
Immutability and Change | 137 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 153 |
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Anaximander Anaximander's Anaximenes André du Bouchet apeiron articulation attention autre awareness body c'est Céline Zins collection concept context corps cosmic air demonstrate dimension elements Emmanuel Hocquard endeavor essays Euclidiennes Eugène Guillevic existence expression external Fata Morgana figure fragment Gallimard Glycine Guillevic Guillevic's Heraclitean Heraclitus Hereafter cited Hocquard human images implicit implies impulse insofar Jacques Dupin Jean-Louis Chrétien jour juxtaposed juxtaposition koan l'air l'Alphabet du noir L'Arbre l'autre L'Ephémère l'espace L'Inou l'oubli language loin Lucretius lumière matière mémoire memory Michael Bishop Milesians n'est night non-being notion nuit one's Paris Parmenidean Parmenides paroi parole perceiving presence perception philosopher Plotinus poem poème poet poet's poetic word poétique poetry Pre-Socratics preoccupation proximity reality réel references relationship response role sense sight silence souffle space spatial speaking voice suggests Tàpies temps things Tortel tout trace unity vent vers vide Vivre en poésie voix wisteria writing yeux Zins's
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