Jacques Réda: Being There, Almost Contributor(s): Prevots (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004323651 ISBN-13: 9789004323650 Publisher: Brill
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2016 Click for more in this series: Collection Monographique Rodopi En Littérature Française Con |
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BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
Series: Collection Monographique Rodopi En Littérature Française Con |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" L (1.05 lbs) 228 pages |
Features: Bibliography |
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Publisher Description: In Jacques R da: Being There, Almost, Aaron Prevots studies the work of this major contemporary French writer since the 1950s--poetry, novels, literary essays, short prose, jazz histories. He particularly examines R da's explorations of place, including how the 'world's energy' becomes the ideal dancing partner, poetry incarnate in one's arms. R da embodies 'being there, almost' because he wanders with great wisdom yet renounces any glory in this metaphorical dance. He aligns us with the outer world's rhythms and time's passage. Fleeting waves of perception create a voluptuous, unified whole. In considering the arc of R da's works from 1952-2015, Aaron Prevots locates a progression from post-Baudelairean fl nerie to commemoration of childhood, classical antiquity, fellow writers, jazz, physics, swing, theology, and trains. |
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