Farewell and a Handkerchief : Poems from the Road / Vitezslav Nezval and Roman Kostovski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nezval, Vitezslav, author.

Kostovski, Roman, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avant-garde (Aesthetics).

Czech poetry--20th century.

Czech poetry.

Experimental poetry.

Surrealism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Silver Spring, Maryland : Plamen Press, [2020]

Summary:

Farewell and a Handkerchief—Poems from the Road is a collection that reflects on the month-long travels of Czech poet Vítězslav Nezval through Vienna, Paris, southern France, and Italy. During this journey, on May 9, 1933, Nezval had a chance encounter with two of the surrealist movement’s most influential poets—André Breton and Paul Éluard—while sitting at the Cardinal Café on the Grands Boulevards in Paris, a meeting that proved transformative. After returning home, Nezval helped found the Czech Surrealist Group, along with Karel Teige, Jindřich Stýrský, and Toyen. It became the only official group of its kind outside of France.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

The Pocket Handkerchief

Arriving in Paris

At the Louvre

Flea Market

Paris Lyon Méditerranée

A Ride on an Ocean Wave

Aquarium Aquarium

Promenade des Anglais

On an Italian Train

The Return Home

About the Author

About the Translator

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-951508-10-6

1-951508-09-2

OCLC:

1368055171