Jacques Réda : being there, almost / by Aaron Prevots.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prevots, Aaron, author.

Series:

Collection monographique Rodopi en littérature française contemporaine ; 55.

Collection monographique Rodopi en littérature française contemporaine ; volume 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Réda, Jacques, 1929---Criticism and interpretation.

Réda, Jacques.

Réda, Jacques, 1929-.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

219 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2016]

Language Note:

Text in French and English.

Summary:

In 'Jacques Reda: 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 Reda's explorations of place, including how the 'world's energy' becomes the ideal dancing partner, poetry incarnate in one's arms. Reda 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 Reda's works from 1952-2015, Aaron Prevots locates a progression from post-Baudelairean 'flânerie' to commemoration of childhood, classical antiquity, fellow writers, jazz, physics, swing, theology, and trains.

Contents:

Introduction: The world's sweep, breadth, and spark

Early prose and poetry: toward an expansive voice

Writing travel: poetic circulation

Trains and circulation: amplified 'phenomenal flow'

Youth past and present: prismatic childhood identity

The poet as music critic: swing and jazz

'Floating bridges': ancient and modern influences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Prevots, Aaron, author. Jacques Réda

ISBN:

9789004323650

9004323651

OCLC:

957056575