Calligrammes: Poèmes de la paix et de la guerre (1913-1916) by Apollinaire
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"Calligrammes: Poèmes de la paix et de la guerre (1913-1916)" by Guillaume Apollinaire is a poetry collection published in 1918. Written between 1912 and 1916, the collection spans the transition from peacetime to World War I, organized chronologically across six sections. The work is distinguished by its innovative calligrams—poems arranged typographically to create visual, figurative shapes. Apollinaire blends cubist-inspired simultaneous poems, conversation-poems, and trench writings, creating a unique fusion of visual art
and verse that captures both war's reality and experimental artistry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 |
|---|---|
| Engraver | Jaudon, René, 1889- |
| Illustrator | Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973 |
| Title | Calligrammes: Poèmes de la paix et de la guerre (1913-1916) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calligrammes |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calligrammes |
| Credits |
Produced by Laura Natal Rodriguez and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version,also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry |
| Subject | French poetry -- 20th century |
| Subject | War poetry, French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 55569 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-55569-0 |
| Release Date | Sep 17, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1359 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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