{"product_id":"2026200011048-secondhand-apollinaire-poet-among-the-painters","title":"Apollinaire: Poet Among The Painters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - tanning. Markings: none.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of literary biography, Apollinaire: Poet among the Painters chronicles the extraordinary life of Guillaume Apollinaire — the visionary French poet who stood at the very heart of the early twentieth-century Parisian avant-garde. Francis Steegmuller presents a vivid portrait of a man who was simultaneously a celebrated writer, a passionate art critic, and an intimate companion to artists such as Picasso, Braque, and Marie Laurencin. The biography details Apollinaire's turbulent personal life, his groundbreaking contributions to modernist poetry, and his central role in championing Cubism and the birth of Surrealism. Written with scholarly precision and narrative flair, it illuminates how one restless, charismatic figure helped reshape the entire landscape of Western art and literature. This is an essential read for anyone drawn to the intersection of poetry, painting, and the bohemian world of belle époque Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956132851931,"sku":"2026200011048-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9d4558c1-2ccd-4a63-bd3c-162570085b01.png?v=1783498166","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011048-secondhand-apollinaire-poet-among-the-painters","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}