Soap

by Francis Ponge and Francis Ponge [trans. Lane Dunlop]

Book Overview

". . . And now, dear reader, for your intellectual toilet, here is a little piece of soap. Well handled, we guarantee it will be enough. Let us hold this magic stone."

The poet Francis Ponge (1899-1988) occupied a significant and unchallenged place in French letters for over fifty years, attracting the attention and admiration of generations of leading intellectuals, writers, and painters, a notable feat in France, where reputations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804729549
• ISBN13: 9780804729543
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"