Émile Nelligan: Selected Poems

By Émile Nelligan

This dazzling collection of poetry is the first-ever translation into English of the work of a writer now considered the father of modern French Canadian literature. Émile Nelligan's work spanned only two years, from 1897 to 1899, when he suffered a nervous disorder later described as dementia praecox. Until his death in 1941, Nelligan tragically lived in a state of remote indifference. The impact of this great writer's work at a young age and his distinction as being the first Canadian writer to be influenced by Baudelaire and Rimbaud make this collection a vital contribution to the international understanding of Quebecois literary history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550712055
• ISBN13: 9781550712056
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Guernica Editions
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.1" x 7.1"