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Lautréamont, Subject to Interpretation

Lautréamont, Subject to Interpretation

Thomas, Andrea S.

Paperback

Art HistoryLiterary CriticismGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 9042039256
ISBN13: 9789042039254
Publisher: Brill
Published: Feb 26 2015
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Since the 1874 publication in Belgium of the first posthumous edition of Les Chants de Maldoror, the enigmatic work has served as an inspiration for the poetic and creative liberation of countless twentieth-century writers and artists. Little is known, however, about the book's elusive French author Isidore Ducasse, known as le comte de Lautréamont, and his abbreviated life (1846-1870). In the absence of an original manuscript, Lautréamont's readers have over time altered his poetry for personal, political, and aesthetic reasons. Symbolist literary journals, first editions of his work, surrealist illustrated editions, and the prestigious Pléiade edition (1970 and 2009), reveal how varying editions of Lautréamont's work have in turn contributed to his legend. In Lautréamont, Subject to Interpretation, Andrea S. Thomas carefully explores these editions of this so-called poète maudit to show how impassioned readers can shape not only the reception of works, but the works themselves.

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