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Conversations on the Dresden Gallery
English, French (translation)
- GenresArt
166 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1982
About the author
Louis Aragon
275 books335 followersFrench writer Louis Aragon founded literary surrealism.
Louis Aragon, a major figure in the avant-garde movements, shaped visual culture in the 20th century. His long career as a poet, novelist, Communist polemicist and bona fide war hero secured his place in the pantheon of greats.
With André Breton and Phillipe Soupault, Aragon launched the movement and through Paysan de Paris (Paris Peasant), his novel of 1926, produced the considered defining text of the movement.
Aragon parted company with the movement in the early 1930s, devoted his energies to the Communist party, and went to produce a vast body that combined elements of the social avant-garde.
Aragon, a leading influence on the shaping of the novel in the early to mid-20th century, gave voice and images to the art. He, also a critic, edited as a member of the Académie Goncourt. After 1959, people frequent nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
Louis Aragon, a major figure in the avant-garde movements, shaped visual culture in the 20th century. His long career as a poet, novelist, Communist polemicist and bona fide war hero secured his place in the pantheon of greats.
With André Breton and Phillipe Soupault, Aragon launched the movement and through Paysan de Paris (Paris Peasant), his novel of 1926, produced the considered defining text of the movement.
Aragon parted company with the movement in the early 1930s, devoted his energies to the Communist party, and went to produce a vast body that combined elements of the social avant-garde.
Aragon, a leading influence on the shaping of the novel in the early to mid-20th century, gave voice and images to the art. He, also a critic, edited as a member of the Académie Goncourt. After 1959, people frequent nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
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July 17, 2021
Probably not an essential read even for scholars of Aragon or Cocteau, but there's something charming about it nonetheless. It slightly raised my estimation of LA, slightly lowered that of JC. There are some nice anecdotes thrown around here and there. I particularly like the bit about the great Chaliapin really only humming his parts in order to leave himself a wide margin of error. I can't recommend it, but I wouldn't go around slapping it out of your hands either.
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