Guillaume Apollinaire

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born

in Rome, Italy

August 26, 1880

died

November 09, 1918

gender

male

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http://www.wiu.edu/Apollinaire/

genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction

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Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki, known as Guillaume Apollinaire (in French pronounced [ɡijom apɔliˈnɛʁ]) was a French poet, writer, and art critic born in Italy to a Polish mother.

Among the foremost poets of the early 20th century, he is credited with coining the word surrealism and writing one of the earliest works described as surrealist, the play Les Mamelles de Tirésias (1917, later used as the basis for an opera in 1947).

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	Alcools by Guillaume Apollinaire, Donald Revell (Translator) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 1,328 ratings — published 1913 — 31 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Writings by Guillaume Apollinaire, Roger Shattuck 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 1971	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War (1913-1916) by Guillaume Apollinaire, Anne Hyde Greet (Translator), S.I. Lockerbie (Introduction) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 1918 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Onze Milles Verges by Guillaume Apollinaire, Nina Rootes (Translator) 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1907 — 32 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poet Assassinated by Guillaume Apollinaire, Andre Derain 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bestiary: Or the Parade of Orpheus by Guillaume Apollinaire, Raoul Dufy (Illustrator), Pepe Karmel (Translator) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1911 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Exploits d'un jeune don Juan 3.04 of 5 stars 3.04 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1911 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Self-Dismembered Man: Selected Later Poems by Guillaume Apollinaire, Donald Revell (Translator) 4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heresiarch and Co. by Guillaume Apollinaire, Remy I. Hall (Translator) 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1910 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems of Apollinaire by Guillaume Apollinaire, Oliver Bernard (Translation) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We're afraid.' 'Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We will fall!' 'Come to the edge.' And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.”
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“Joy came always after pain.”
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