The Poetics of French Verse: Studies in Reading

by Clive Scott

Overview

This book explores in depth the expressive resources peculiar to French verse, first through formal discussion of its poetics and then through thirteen detailed readings of texts from the seventeenth century to the present, including La Fontaine, Chénier, Vigny, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Apollinaire, Éluard, and Césaire. At the same time, it offers a reassessment of the nature of the reading process itself, especially as it relates to verse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198159445
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/30/1998
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

University of East Anglia

Table of Contents

Note on the TextIntroduction: About ReadingPART I: THE POETICS OF FRENCH VERSE1. French Verse: Definitions and Critical Issues2. The Reading of VersePART II: STUDIES IN READING3. Poetry and the Fixed [François de Malherbe, ‘Sur la mort de son fils'; Stéphane Mallarmé, Rondels]4. Poetry and the Acoustic [Charles Baudelaire: ‘Parfum exotique'; Paul Valéry, ‘Le Sylphe']5. Poetry and the Graphic [Blaise Cendrars, ‘Académie Médrano'; Guillaume Apollinaire, ‘Cur couronne et miroir']6. Poetry and the Rhythmic [André Chénier, ‘Quand au mouton bêlant la sombre boucherie'; Alphonse de Lamartine, ‘Milly ou la terre natale'; Arthur Rimbaud, ‘Larme']7. Poetry and the Narrative [Jean de La Fontaine, ‘Le Loup devenu Berger'; Alfred de Vigny, ‘La Colère de Samson']8. Poetry and the Free [Paul Éluard, ‘Le Baiser'; Aimé Césaire, ‘Ode à la Guinée']Bibliographical ReferencesIndex

Editorial Reviews

"This thought-provoking and closely argued work should be in the French collection of any serious college-level library."—Choice

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