Selected Poems with parallel French text

Oxford World's Classics A newly translated, comprehensive selection of one of the most important French poets of the twentieth century, including the original French texts and a selection of Apollinaire's distinctive calligrams Guillaume Apollinaire is a key figure in the development of French modernism and the only WW1 poet of note that France produced. This new edition offers a fresh chronological and stylistic overview of his work Appendix includes L'Antitradition futuriste, Apollinaire's manifesto in support of Marinetti and against the old artistic order The Introduction considers Apollinaire's remarkable career and his role in pioneering modernism Explanatory notes gloss allusions and provide context and clarification where needed Up-to-date bibliography and chronology of the poet's life