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Rythmes Pittoresques : Exeter Textes Litteraires - Marie Krysinska

Rythmes Pittoresques

By: Marie Krysinska, Seth Whidden (Editor)

Paperback | 3 January 2005

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The poems in "Rythmes pittoresques", first published in 1890, present not only a poet searching for a voice, but also a female poet searching for a voice while breaking down rules of both versification and gender-determined sources of expression. They went straight to the heart of the male-dominated poetry of the time and effectively threatened its existence. Of the poets considered to be the first to write free-verse poetry in French - Marie Krysinska, Arthur Rimbaud, Jules Laforgue, Gustave Kahn - all have received critical recognition for their work. All, that is, except Marie Krysinska (1857-1908). Although it was quickly dismissed by critics simply because it was written by a female poet, Krysinska's poetry presents the creation of a new form of feminine expression as well as the persecution of the female artist viewed by her largely male peers, readership and competitors. This volume includes a preface notes presenting the poems' prior publications in literary reviews a biographical chronology of Krysinska's life a complete primary and secondary biography reviews of the collection, documenting the poems' reception at the time of their publication.
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“Seth Whidden’s flawless edition of Marie Krysinska’s first collection of poetry thus is timely and needed.” (Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Volume 33, Nos. 1 & 2, Fall-Winter 2004-2005) “Whidden’s balanced approach to biographical issues prepares his equally careful exposition of Krysinska’s critical reception in her day.” (Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Volume 33, Nos. 1 & 2, Fall-Winter 2004-2005) “This book provides an excellent resource for teaching and independent research …” (Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Volume 33, Nos. 1 & 2, Fall-Winter 2004-2005)


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