Poetic Intention
Édouard Glissant author Nathalie Stephens translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Nightboat Books
Published:31st May '10
Should be back in stock very soon
This marks the publication of the first English-language translation of Poetic Intention, Glissant's classic meditation on poetry and art. In this wide-ranging book, Glissant discusses poets, including Stéphane Mallarmé and Saint-John Perse, and visual artists, such as the Surrealist painters Matta and Wilfredo Lam, arguing for the importance of the global position of art. He states that a poem, in its intention, must never deny the "way of the world." Capacious, inventive, and unique, Glissant's Poetic Intention creates a new landscape for understanding the relationship between aesthetics and politics.
ISBN: 9780982264539
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
248 pages