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FORTINO SAMANO
THE OVERFLOWING OF THE POEM |
| By: |
Jean-Luc Nancy, Virginie Lalucq, Sylvain Gallais (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£15.00 |
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£13.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1890650676 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781890650674 |
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| Publisher: |
OMNIDAWN PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2012 |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Synopsis: |
Generating an exciting poetic dialogue that is as insightful as it is eloquent and creative, this combined poem and complementary philosophical analysis is an astute rendering of the intersection of intellect and language as an art form. With the original French preserved on the facing pages, this collaborative work by an emerging French poet, Virginie Lalucq, and the distinguished philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy presents a startlingly robust poetic experience. The serial poem "Fortino Samano" is a meditation on a photo of the eponymous subject, taken by Mexican photographer Agustin Victor Casasola during the Mexican Revolution. In the image Samano, a Zapatista lieutenant and counterfeiter, appears to stare death nonchalantly in the face moments before his execution by firing squad. The poem makes no attempt to craft a biography or history of the man, but instead treats the image itself--reflecting on the fact that the camera caught the image of life just prior to its end.Jean-Luc Nancy contributes a series of commentaries on the poem, creating a philosophical contemplation of "Fortino Samano" but also a poetic investigation of the lyric genre that works hand-in-hand with the poem itself. The inspiring union becomes an altogether unique poetic experience with an unmatchable depth and plenty to ruminate on during each subsequent re-reading of this delightful and impressive project. |
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US |
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Omnidawn Publishing |
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