{"product_id":"poetics-of-the-pretext","title":"Poetics of the Pretext","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetics of the Pretext\u003c\/em\u003e is an original study of the French poet Lautréamont (1846-1870), who was rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s and promoted to the vanguard of theoretical debate by the 'Telquelists' of the 1960s, but whose work has remained largely ignored or misinterpreted beyond a small circle of enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetics of the Pretext\u003c\/em\u003e analyses closely the texts, pretexts and intertexts of this innovative poet, bringing \u003cem\u003eLes Chants de Maldoror\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePoésies\u003c\/em\u003e to the foreground of contemporary critical debates around poetics, genre, intertextuality and influence. This book will make a major contribution to our understanding not only of the work of Lautréamont but also to the function of originality, imitation and plagiarism in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComte de Lautréamont was the nom de plume of Isidore Lucien Ducasse, a French poet born in Uruguay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Exeter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242572304728,"sku":"9780859894982","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780859894982_6786d53e-9a35-4fc9-acbf-edf8b2dc699c.jpg?v=1778583660","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/poetics-of-the-pretext","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}