Poetics of the Pretext: Reading Lautreamont

by Roland-Francois Lack

Poetics of the Pretext is an original study of the French poet LautrEamont (1846-1870), who was rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s and promoted to the vanguard of theoretical debate by the 'Telquelists' of the 1960s, but whose work has remained largely ignored or misinterpreted beyond a small circle of enthusiasts. Poetics of the Pretext analyses closely the texts, pretexts and intertexts of this innovative poet, bringing Les...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804131229
• ISBN13: 9781804131220
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"