Lautréamont : subject to interpretation / Andrea S. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Andrea S.

Series:

Faux Titre 403.

Faux titre ; 403

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lautréamont, comte de, 1846-1870--Criticism and interpretation.

Lautréamont.

Lautréamont, comte de, 1846-1870.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the 1874 publication in Belgium of the first posthumous edition of Les Chants de Maldoror , the enigmatic work has served as an inspiration for the poetic and creative liberation of countless twentieth-century writers and artists. Little is known, however, about the book’s elusive French author Isidore Ducasse, known as le comte de Lautréamont, and his abbreviated life (1846-1870). In the absence of an original manuscript, Lautréamont’s readers have over time altered his poetry for personal, political, and aesthetic reasons. Symbolist literary journals, first editions of his work, surrealist illustrated editions, and the prestigious Pléiade edition (1970 and 2009), reveal how varying editions of Lautréamont’s work have in turn contributed to his legend. In Lautréamont, Subject to Interpretation , Andrea S. Thomas carefully explores these editions of this so-called poète maudit to show how impassioned readers can shape not only the reception of works, but the works themselves.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Lautréamontage: Imaginary Portraits of Lautréamont

Outsiders at the Fin de Siècle

Perish then Publish: Partial Truth in the 1890 Edition of Maldoror

Investing in Lautréamont, 1920

The Edition as Exhibition: A Surrealist Retrospective, 1938

Lautréamont in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade

Lautréamont Reincarnated

John Cage and the Chants de Maldoror: Pulvérisés par l’assistance même

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Thomas, Andrea S. Lautréamont, subject to interpretation.

ISBN:

90-420-3925-6

94-012-1207-4

OCLC:

900439096

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401212076 DOI