Alcools by Guillaume Apollinaire
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"Alcools" by Guillaume Apollinaire is a poetry collection published in 1913. Considered a manifesto of modern poetry upon its release, this work bridges Cubism and foreshadows Surrealism. The collection brings together poems composed between 1898 and 1912, drawing from Apollinaire's personal experiences—failed romances, travels through Germany, and time in prison. Most notably, Apollinaire eliminated all punctuation from the entire collection, letting rhythm and line breaks guide readers. This radical stylistic choice, combined
with free verse and collage techniques, created a deliberately fragmented aesthetic that paralleled Cubist painting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 |
|---|---|
| Title | Alcools |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcools Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcools_(Apollinaire) |
| Credits | Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits; this text is also available at www.ebooksgratuits.com in Word format, Mobipocket Reader format, eReader format and Acrobat Reader format |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French poetry -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15462 |
| Release Date | Mar 25, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 667 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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