Apollinaire: Poet Among The Painters
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the vibrant crossroads of early twentieth-century Paris, where Cubism was born and bohemian genius ran wild, Guillaume Apollinaire stood as the era's most electrifying literary voice — a poet, critic, and prophet of the avant-garde whose life was as dramatic as his verse. Francis Steegmuller's Apollinaire: Poet among the Painters chronicles the remarkable biography of this singular figure, tracing his mysterious origins, his passionate friendships with Picasso, Braque, and Marie Laurencin, and his transformative influence on modern art and literature in the years leading up to the First World War. Steegmuller, a masterful biographer renowned for his deep immersion in French cultural history, presents Apollinaire not merely as a literary footnote but as the connective tissue of an entire artistic revolution. With scrupulous research and an elegant, evocative prose style, he illuminates the salons, studios, and scandals that shaped a generation, arguing compellingly that Apollinaire's role in defining Modernism has long been underestimated. For anyone captivated by the golden age of Parisian art, this biography leaves one wondering: how different might the twentieth century have looked without his restless, visionary hand?
Author: Francis Steegmuller
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the vibrant crossroads of early twentieth-century Paris, where Cubism was born and bohemian genius ran wild, Guillaume Apollinaire stood as the era's most electrifying literary voice — a poet, critic, and prophet of the avant-garde whose life was as dramatic as his verse. Francis Steegmuller's Apollinaire: Poet among the Painters chronicles the remarkable biography of this singular figure, tracing his mysterious origins, his passionate friendships with Picasso, Braque, and Marie Laurencin, and his transformative influence on modern art and literature in the years leading up to the First World War. Steegmuller, a masterful biographer renowned for his deep immersion in French cultural history, presents Apollinaire not merely as a literary footnote but as the connective tissue of an entire artistic revolution. With scrupulous research and an elegant, evocative prose style, he illuminates the salons, studios, and scandals that shaped a generation, arguing compellingly that Apollinaire's role in defining Modernism has long been underestimated. For anyone captivated by the golden age of Parisian art, this biography leaves one wondering: how different might the twentieth century have looked without his restless, visionary hand?