Poèmes en Prose (Oeuvre Complète): de Renée Vivien

by Renée Vivien

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Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2013

About the author

Renée Vivien, born Pauline Mary Tarn, was a British poet who wrote in the French language. She took to heart all the mannerisms of Symbolism, as one of the last poets to claim allegiance to the school. Her compositions include sonnets, hendecasyllabic verse, and prose poetry.

Renée's poetry and novels show several sources of inspiration: Natalie Barney, Violet Shilleto, Pierre Louys, and Sappho. Natalie inspired retellings of their relationship through prose and poem. Violet Shilleto, Renée's childhood friend and love who died in 1901, appears in Renée's work through repeated images of violets and the color purple. Pierre Louys's sensual "Songs of Bilitis" and Sappho's evocative poems about women-love influenced Renée's poetic style. Sappho, in particular, became an icon for Renée--she translated the work of Sappho into modern French, and even traveled with Natalie to Lesbos in an attempt to revive a women's artist colony on the island.

Reviews

[Volker Rivinius · Rating 3 out of 5]

Très court recueil de quatre poèmes en prose, en mode conte de fees symbolique. Joli, mais je crois qu'il y a mieux dans l'oeuvre de Renée Vivien.

[Juexist julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Poèmes très doux et très beaux.