Poetic Intention
Author | : Édouard Glissant |
Publisher | : NIGHTBOAT BOOKS |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 0982264534 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780982264539 |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Download or read book Poetic Intention written by Édouard Glissant and published by NIGHTBOAT BOOKS. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This marks the publication of the first English-language translation of Poetic Intention, Glissant’s classic meditation on poetry and art. In this wide-ranging book, Glissant discusses poets, including Stéphane Mallarmé and Saint-John Perse, and visual artists, such as the Surrealist painters Matta and Wilfredo Lam, arguing for the importance of the global position of art. He states that a poem, in its intention, must never deny the “way of the world.” Capacious, inventive, and unique, Glissant’s Poetic Intention creates a new landscape for understanding the relationship between aesthetics and politics.