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Selected Poetry and Prose of Evariste Parny in English Translation, With French Text

Selected Poetry and Prose of Evariste Parny in English Translation, With French Text - Texts and Translations Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

Praised by Voltaire and admired by Pushkin, Évariste Parny (1753-1814) was born on the island of Réunion, which is east of Madagascar, and educated in France. His life as a soldier and government administrator allowed him to travel to Brazil, Africa, and India. Though from the periphery of France's colonial empire, he ultimately became a member of the Académie Française. Despite his reaching that pinnacle of respectability, some of his poetry was banned after his death.

This edition includes poems from the Poésies érotiques and Élégies, which established Parny's reputation; the Chansons madécasses (""Madagascar Songs""), which were influential in the development of the prose poem; five of his published letters, written in a mixture of prose and verse; the narrative poem ""Le Voyage de Céline""; and selections from his sardonic, anticlerical later poetry. A substantial introduction discusses Parny's poetry in connection with its literary context and the themes of gender, race, and postcoloniality.

Book information

ISBN: 9781603293624
Publisher: Modern Language Association
Imprint: Modern Language Association of America
Pub date:
DEWEY: 841.5
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: French,English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 400g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 23mm