عنوان

A critical edition of Aragon's Le Crève-Coeur

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TLets642932

Title Proper

A critical edition of Aragon's Le Crève-Coeur

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[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Macanulty, Andrew

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Glasgow

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1992

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Body granting the degree

University of Glasgow

Text preceding or following the note

1992

Text of Note

The edition examines the manuscripts, history and significant variants of Le Crève-Coeur and of 'La Rime en 1940'. Aragon's claim that the collection has its origins in World War 1 is considered, but little evidence for this is found. A more likely catalyst is the colonial war in Morocco of 1925-26 that led to Aragon's conversion to Communism. It is in the 1930s that the poet develops his strategy of poetry as a 'contrebande' against war. The principal influences on Aragon in this undertaking are evoked. A survey is given of the political and historical circumstances of Le Crève-Coeur, and they are shown to be indivisible from the poetry. The main themes of the collection are considered and the degree to which the 'contrebande' technique affects their accessibility. A detailed discussion of 'La Rime en 1940' and of each poem, stanza by stanza, follows.

PQ Romance literatures

Macanulty, Andrew

University of Glasgow

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[Thesis]

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