Chants de Maldoror, Les

By Lautréamont, Comte de

Book Id: WPLBN0002951217
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File Size: 287.02 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Chants de Maldoror, Les
Author:	Lautréamont, Comte de
Volume:
Language:	French
Subject:	Poetry, Poetry
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Chants de Maldoror, Les
Historic Publication Date:	1868
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago De Lautréamont, B. C., & Ducasse, I. L. (1868). Chants de Maldoror, Les. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.cc/

Description
Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel (or a long prose poem) consisting of six cantos. It was written between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautreamont, the pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse. Many of the surrealists in the early 1900s cited the novel as a major inspiration to their own works and Les Chants de Maldoror , and its protagonist Maldoror, have continued to fascinate people since its publication. The work revolves around the misanthropic character of Maldoror, a figure of absolute evil who is opposed to God and humanity, and has renounced all ties to conventional morality and decency. The iconoclastic imagery and tone is typically violent and macabre, and ostensibly nihilistic. Les Chants de Maldoror is considered to have been a major influence upon French Symbolism, Dada and Surrealism. From Wikipedia

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Poetry