sisteray's review against another edition
4.0
This book at times is gregarious and bawdy while spinning into tangents of abstractions. It dips in and out of reality as much or more than Marquez or Fellini (at his wildest). It is sentimental and heartfelt while still allowing for absurdist deconstruction (as opposed to say Artaud). This book is delivered with a love of life, despite several shocking or bleak moments.
Guillaume Apollinaire was a visionary. He defined Cubism, he helped found the surrealist movement, and he was a huge influence on Dadaism. With this book he projected himself into what I can only image himself seeing as a cubist story of a poet. Most of which is him or parallel to his life but also a fictionally adjacent version of himself, Croniamantal. I think it might be too bold to say that it is autobiographical because he clearly isn’t interested in maintaining much reality.
I found it to be a light fast read with lots of ideas and expressions well ahead of its time. I found it more accessible that someone like Alfred Jarry who was an obvious influence on him. I recommend it for people that want weird old french stuff.
I will say that his occasional references to Black people felt awkward (not offensive). It didn’t feel like it was done with malicious internet, but it did feel fetishized by today’s standard.
That said, his fascination with tokening mysticism was really bizarre when it came to interacting with Jewish people. There is a brief chapter that projects some ideas onto Jewish people that feel like it came from weird social conditioning.
Guillaume Apollinaire was a visionary. He defined Cubism, he helped found the surrealist movement, and he was a huge influence on Dadaism. With this book he projected himself into what I can only image himself seeing as a cubist story of a poet. Most of which is him or parallel to his life but also a fictionally adjacent version of himself, Croniamantal. I think it might be too bold to say that it is autobiographical because he clearly isn’t interested in maintaining much reality.
I found it to be a light fast read with lots of ideas and expressions well ahead of its time. I found it more accessible that someone like Alfred Jarry who was an obvious influence on him. I recommend it for people that want weird old french stuff.
I will say that his occasional references to Black people felt awkward (not offensive). It didn’t feel like it was done with malicious internet, but it did feel fetishized by today’s standard.
That said, his fascination with tokening mysticism was really bizarre when it came to interacting with Jewish people. There is a brief chapter that projects some ideas onto Jewish people that feel like it came from weird social conditioning.
liamjaeger's review against another edition
3.0
Surrealismus in seinem Kinderschuhen, teilweise sehr originell, teilweise verstaubt ausgedrückte Plattheit, Pionier-Bonus, hin und wieder sehr lustig.
lnatal's review
4.0
Title: Le poète assassiné
Author: Guillaume Apollinaire
Release Date: February 26, 2018 [EBook #56645]
Language: French
Produced by Laura N.R. & Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature Images generously made available by the
Biblioteka Narodowa, Poland)
Free download available at Project Gutenberg.
I made the proofing of this book for Free Literature and it will be published by Project Gutenberg.
Image available at Polona Biblioteka
Le Poète assassiné
I. Renommée
II. Procréation
III. Gestation
IV. Noblesse
V. Papauté
VI. Gambrinus
VII. Accouchement
VIII. Mammon
IX. Pédagogie
X. Poésie
XI. Dramaturgie
XII. Amour
XIII. Mode
XIV. Rencontres
XV. Voyage
XVI. Persécution
XVII. Assassinat
XVIII. Apothéose
Le Roi-Lune
Giovanni Moroni
La Favorite
Le Départ de l’Ombre
La Fiancée posthume
L’Œil bleu
L’Infirme divinisé
Sainte Adorata
Les Souvenirs bavards
La Rencontre au Cercle mixte
Petites Recettes de Magie moderne
La Chasse à l’Aigle
Arthur Roi passé Roi futur
L’Ami Méritarte
Cas du Brigadier masqué, c’est-à-dire, le Poète ressuscité
Author: Guillaume Apollinaire
Release Date: February 26, 2018 [EBook #56645]
Language: French
Produced by Laura N.R. & Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature Images generously made available by the
Biblioteka Narodowa, Poland)
Free download available at Project Gutenberg.
I made the proofing of this book for Free Literature and it will be published by Project Gutenberg.
Image available at Polona Biblioteka
Le Poète assassiné
I. Renommée
II. Procréation
III. Gestation
IV. Noblesse
V. Papauté
VI. Gambrinus
VII. Accouchement
VIII. Mammon
IX. Pédagogie
X. Poésie
XI. Dramaturgie
XII. Amour
XIII. Mode
XIV. Rencontres
XV. Voyage
XVI. Persécution
XVII. Assassinat
XVIII. Apothéose
Le Roi-Lune
Giovanni Moroni
La Favorite
Le Départ de l’Ombre
La Fiancée posthume
L’Œil bleu
L’Infirme divinisé
Sainte Adorata
Les Souvenirs bavards
La Rencontre au Cercle mixte
Petites Recettes de Magie moderne
La Chasse à l’Aigle
Arthur Roi passé Roi futur
L’Ami Méritarte
Cas du Brigadier masqué, c’est-à-dire, le Poète ressuscité
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