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Henri Michaux : poetry, painting, and the universal sign / Margaret Rigaud-Drayton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rigaud, Margaret, author.
- Series:
- Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford modern languages and literature monographs
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Michaux, Henri, 1899-1984--Literary art.
- Michaux, Henri.
- French literature--20th century.
- French literature.
- Art, French--20th century.
- Art, French.
- Language, Universal.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Argues that Henri Michaux's ideas on what might constitute a universal language are central to an understanding of his works. This book explores the intricate relationships between word and image in his poetry and paintings, and his quest for a single, unifying language or sign.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviation; Introduction; 1. Michaux between France and Belgium; 2. Self and Other; 3. Dreaming of a Universal Language; 4. Writing in Another (French) Language; 5. Writing and Painting Vision; 6. Natural Signs between Writing and Drawing; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-04228-4
- 1-281-34594-6
- 9786611345945
- 0-19-153516-8
- OCLC:
- 437109222
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