This marks the publication of the first English-language translation of Poetic Intention, Glissant's classic meditation on poetry and art. In this wide-ranging book, Glissant discusses poets, including Stephane Mallarme and Saint-John Perse, and visual artists, such as the Surrealist painters Matta and Wilfredo Lam, arguing for the importance of the global position of art. He states that a poem, in its intention, must never deny the "way of the world." Capacious, inventive, and unique, Glissant's Poetic Intention creates a new landscape for understanding the relationship between aesthetics and politics.
- ISBN10 0982264534
- ISBN13 9780982264539
- Publish Date 27 May 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Nightboat Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 248
- Language English