Calligrammes Poems of Peace and War (1913-1916) [Paperback]

A fully annotated, bilingual edition,Calligrammesis a key work not only in Apollinaire's own development but in the evolution of modern French poetry. Apollinaire--Roman by birth, Polish by name (Wilhelm-Apollinaris de Kostrowitski), Parisian by choice--died at thirty-eight in 1918. Nevertheless, he became one of the leading figures in twentieth-century poetry, a transitional figure whose work at once echoes the Symbolists and anticipates the work of the Surrealists.

Anne Hyde Greetis Professor of French, University of California, Santa Barbara, and translator of Apollinaire'sAlcools(California, 1966).S. I. Lockerbieis Emeritus Professor of French, University of Stirling, Scotland.

Introduction
OndesWaves
EtendardsBanners
Case d'ArmonsFlutchel
Lueurs des TirsFlash of Gunfire
Obus Couleur de LuneMoon-Colored Shells
La Tete EtoileeThe Starry Head
Commentary
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