Guillaume Apollinaire Life Stories, Books, & Links


	Guillaume Apollinaire - Life Stories, Books, and Links ť Biographical Information ť Stories about Guillaume Apollinaire ť Selected works by this author ť Selected books about / related to this author ť Recommended links


Photograph: Guillome Apollinaire

Guillaume Apollinaire
(1880 - 1918)

Category: French Literature

Born: August 26, 1880
Rome, Italy

Died: November 9, 1918
Paris, France

Related authors:
Gertrude Stein

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9/7/1911		Apollinaire, Picasso, Mona Lisa On this day in 1911 the poet-playwright-art critic Guillaume Apollinaire was jailed, suspected of masterminding the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. The circumstantial evidence which pointed to Apollinaire also pointed to his friend Picasso, and he too was arrested. Picasso was released almost immediately, Apollinaire after a week; Mona Lisa was not found until 1913, after eight forgeries had been sold.

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Apollinaire on Art: Essays and Reviews, 1902-1918 by Guillaume Apollinaire, Leroy C. Breunig (Editor) criticism
Bestiary: Or the Parade of Orpheus fiction
Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War 1913-1916 by Guillaume Apollinaire, Anne Hyde Greet (Translator) poetry
Flesh Unlimited fiction
Selected Writings of Guillaume Apollinaire anthology

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Apollinaire and the Faceless Man: The Creation and Evolution of a Modern Motif by Willard Eugene Bohn analysis and criticism
Apollinaire, Cubism and Orphism by Adrian Hicken analysis and criticism
Bohemian Paris: Culture, Politics, and the Boundaries of Bourgeois Life, 1830-1930 by Jerrold Seigel non-fiction
Bohemians: The Glamorous Outcasts by Elizabeth Wilson non-fiction
Guillaume Apollinaire as an Art Critic by Harry Buckley literary analysis
Kiki's Paris: Artists and Lovers 1900-1930 by Billy Kluver non-fiction
Le Style Apollinaire: The Writing of Guillaume Apollinaire by Louis Zukofsky, Jean Daive literary analysis
Lettres Ă Guillaume Apollinaire, 1904-1918 by Ricciotto Canudo letters
The Banquet Years: The Origins of the Avant Garde in France, 1885 to World War I: Alfred Jarry, Henry Rousseau, Erik Satie and Guillaume Apollinaire by Roger Shattuck literary history

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Art Bin Magazine
A biographical article titled "Good morning, my name is Guillaume Apollinaire!" offers insight into the poet's early years and challenges, and enduring legacy as the "innovator of French poetry":

"Apollinaire outlined the developmental optimism of the time in his manifesto "The New Spirit and the Poets" (L'Esprit Nouveau et les PoĂŤtes) in 1917; with his demise to the Spanish flu the next year, this actually became his artistic testament. His point of departure was a universal belief in scientific exploration of the macrocosm as well as of the microcosm, of things big and small. The altered conception of the world will necessarily bring on fresh ideas and new means of expression, breaking with antiquated tradition, he claimed. He especially stressed that artists should make use of a reality that sometimes exceeds legend or implements it..."

Guillaume Apollinaire: site officiel
This French-language "official website" offers a biography, an annotated bibliography of works by and about the author, information about various points of interest in Apollinaire's Paris, and links to other online resources.

Selected Poetry
Find selected poems in English and French, including:

The Song of the Ill-Loved (La chanson du mal-aimĂŠ)

The Pont Mirabeau (Le pont Mirabeau)

Tortoise (La tortue)

Orpheus (OrphĂŠe)

Horse (Le cheval)

Come to the Edge

Song Texts
A selection of over 100 poems poetry in English and French.

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