"The poetic is an abiding yet elusive qualification within the discursive system of twentieth-century French literature. No longer amenable to formal assignment, its recurrences delimit a shifting, multi-layered practice of artistic and intellectual (self-) invention. This study attempts to outline certain durable properties of that practice by confronting it with the complex theoretical and spatial metaphor of utopia. Drawing, in particular, upon the oeuvres of Victor Segalen (1878-1919), Rene Daumal (1908-44) and Yves Bonnefoy (b. 1923), it traces poetic work - work done in support of poetic difference - along the social, physical and textual axes of what is argued to be a sustained and radically inclusive utopian practice within the literary field. The complex utopian quality of poetic work is linked to the cultural persistence of the poetic as a simple attribute within literary practice. In uncovering this link, the study encourages revised understandings of both the poetic and the utopian in the modern French literary context."
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Review
Strands of Utopia is an important resource that should open up new means of addressing the ever-changing 'idea of poetry.'' (James Petterson, Wellesley College (MA) French Review )
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by Michael G Kelly

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Michael Gerard Kelly

Maney Publishing

Legenda

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Legenda Main Series, 2017

London, England, 2008

May 30, 2008

2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-265) and index.

Cover 1
Half Title 2
Title 6
Copyright 7
Contents 8
Preface 10
Introduction: Towards a Utopian Space of Poetic Work 12
PART I: LIEU COMMUN POETIC FOUNDATION AND THE LIMIT OF COMMUNITY 42
1 The Common Object of Poetic Work 43
2 Pragmatics of the Common Object 57
3 Between Order and Origin: Victor Segalen 71
4 Silent Community and Revolutionary Speech: René Daumal 87
5 Poetic Foundation in the Opening of Language: Yves Bonnefoy 103
PART II: HAUT LIEU (DIS)PLACING THE SCENE OF POETIC EXPERIENCE 120
6 Experience and the Scene of Experience 121
7 Poetic Placements 133
8 Segalen outside the Forbidden City 145
9 Daumal on the Slopes of Mont Analogue 156
10 Bonnefoy in the Anière-pays 168
PART III: NON-LIEU FORMATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL ATTRIBUTES Of POETIC TEXTUALITY 182
11 Emergence of the Poetic Text as Non-lieu 183
12 Ambivalence of a Spatial Logic in the Non-lieu 196
13 Segalen: Metamorphoses of the Non-lieu 210
14 Daumal:The Lieu of the Non and the Imaginary of a Poetic Affirmation 227
15 Bonnefoy: The Poetic Non-lieu and the Practice of Hope 242
Conclusion: Within Disenchantment 260
Select Bibliography 268
Index 277

The Poetic Is An Abiding Yet Elusive Qualification Within The Discursive System Of Twentieth-century French Literature. No Longer Amenable To Formal Assignment, Its Recurrences Delimit A Shifting, Multi-layered Practice Of Artistic And Intellectual (self- ) Invention. This Study Attempts To Outline Certain Durable Properties Of That Practice By Confronting It With The Complex Theoretical And Spatial Metaphor Of Utopia. Drawing, In Particular, Upon The Oeuvres Of Victor Segalen (1878-1919), Rene Daumal (1908-44) And Yves Bonnefoy (b. 1923), It Traces Poetic Work - Work Done In Support Of Poetic Difference - Along The Social, Physical And Textual Axes Of What Is Argued To Be A Sustained And Radically Inclusive Utopian Practice Within The Literary Field. This Study Encourages Revised Understandings Of Both The Poetic And The Utopian In The Modern French Literary Context.--jacket. Michael G. Kelly. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [257]-265) And Index.

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