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Poetry Canadian

Émile Nelligan

Selected Poems

by (author) Nelligan Emile

Publisher
Guernica Editions
Initial publish date
Nov 2004
Category
Canadian, Places, Nature
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550712056
    Publish Date
    Nov 2004
    List Price
    $10.00

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Description

This dazzling collection of poetry is the first-ever translation into English of the work of a writer now considered the father of modern French Canadian literature. Émile Nelligan's work spanned only two years, from 1897 to 1899, when he suffered a nervous disorder later described as dementia praecox. Until his death in 1941, Nelligan tragically lived in a state of remote indifference. The impact of this great writer's work at a young age and his distinction as being the first Canadian writer to be influenced by Baudelaire and Rimbaud make this collection a vital contribution to the international understanding of Quebecois literary history.

About the author

Émile Nelligan wrote for only two years of his life, from 1897 to 1899. He died in 1941.

 

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