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Les Chants de Maldoror (The Songs of Maldoror) is a French poetic novel, or a long prose poem. It was written and published between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautréamont , the nom de plume of the Uruguayan -born French writer Isidore Lucien Ducasse. [1]
- Comte de Lautréamont
- 1868
Les Chants de Maldoror is based on a character called Maldoror, a figure of unrelenting evil who has forsaken God and mankind. The book combines a violent narrative with vivid and often surrealistic imagery.
Apr 27, 2022 · Maldoror & the complete works of the Comte de Lautreamont. by. Lautréamont, comte de, 1846-1870. Publication date. 1998. Topics. Lautréamont, comte de, 1846-1870 -- Translations into English. Publisher. Cambridge, MA : Exact Change.
Feb 2, 2004 · Equal parts dark, destructive and brilliant, Maldoror blazed the way for the 20th century's boldest adventures in art, music and literature. André Breton described Maldoror as "the expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed human potential."
- Comte de Lautréamont
The macabre but beautiful work Les Chants de Maldoror has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the principle of Evil in an elaborate style and with a passion akin to religious fanaticism.
Equal parts dark, destructive and brilliant, Maldoror blazed the way for the 20th century's boldest adventures in art, music and literature. André Breton described...
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Insolent and defiant, the Chants de Maldoror, by the self-styled Comte de Lautréamont (1846-70), depicts a sinister and sadistic world of unrestrained savagery and brutality.
