Was Larbaud an anti-modern modernist? Modern in his way of taking the reader on a journey and in his luxurious poetry? Modern in his free verse and internal monologues? Modern in his cosmopolitan openness at a time of nationalistic tension? Modern in his translation of barbarians from America or Britain? But if so, why are we talking about anti-modernity? Perhaps because Valery Larbaud, an amateur professional man of letters, a sedentary vagabond, a cosmopolitan patriot, is a man of oxymorons.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-14563-9
EAN:9782406145639
ISSN: 2105-2689
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14563-9.p.0141
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 02-08-2023
Periodicity: Quarterly
Language: French
Keyword: modernity, tradition, literature, cosmopolitanism, identity, French language