Poetic Avant-Garde: The Groups of Borges, Auden, and Breton

by Beret E. Strong

The Poetic Avant-Garde compares three avant-garde groups active in the era between the world wars: those surrounding Jorge Luis Borges, W.H. Auden, and Andre Breton. These groups were composed of poets and writers who made use of the avant-garde's characteristic modes of self-expression: the publication of small journals, unorthodox attention-getting tactics, and interaction with the mainstream press. However, their differing aesthetic, social,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810115093
• ISBN13: 9780810115095
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"