Henri Michaux [[electronic resource] ] : poetry, painting, and the universal sign / / Margaret Rigaud-Drayton

• Autore: Rigaud Margaret
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Disciplina: 700.92; 840.91
• Soggetto topico: Language, Universal
• Note generali: Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-176) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviation; Introduction; 1. Michaux between France and Belgium; 2. Self and Other; 3. Dreaming of a Universal Language; 4. Writing in Another (French) Language; 5. Writing and Painting Vision; 6. Natural Signs between Writing and Drawing; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Henri Michaux is widely recognized as a major twentieth-century French poet and painter. Although his fascination with universal languages has attracted critical attention, it has up until now been treated as a marginal concern. This study argues that Michaux's ideas on universal languages are central to an understanding of his works. - ;Henri Michaux is widely recognized as a major twentieth-century French poet and painter. Although his fascination with universal languages has attracted the attention of several of his critics, it has up until now been treated as a marginal concern. Henri Mich
• Titolo autorizzato: Henri Michaux
• ISBN: 1-383-04228-4; 1-281-34594-6; 9786611345945; 0-19-153516-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785097703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford modern languages and literature monographs.