Poetry and Radical Politics in Fin de Siecle France: From Anarchism to Action Francaise

by Patrick McGuinness

Book Overview

Poetry and Radical Politics in fin de siecle France explores the relations between poetry and politics in France in the last decade of the 19th century. The period covers perhaps the most important developments in modern French poetry: from the post-Commune climate that spawned the 'decadent' movement, through to the (allegedly) ivory-towered aestheticism of Mallarme and the Symbolists. In terms of French politics, history and culture, the period...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198831161
• ISBN13: 9780198831167
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"