Leconte de Lisle's Poems on the Barbarian Races

Originally published in 1947, this book presents a comprehensive study regarding the Poèmes barbares (1862) of Leconte de Lisle.

Alison Fairlie (Author)

9781107437876, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 October 2014

444 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg

Originally published in 1947, this book presents a comprehensive study regarding the Poèmes barbares (1862) of Leconte de Lisle. Two key areas are explored: 'what attracted Leconte de Lisle to the history and mythology of the barbarian races, by what methods and in accordance with what ideas he transformed his material into poetry'. The text is organised in reflection of the different ethnic and tribal groups contained within the poems. Detailed notes are incorporated throughout and a bibliography is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in French poetry and literary criticism.

Introduction
1. The approach to the Barbarians before the Poèmes barbares
2. The Egyptian poems
3. The Finnish poems
4. The Scandinavian poems
5. The Celtic poems
6. The Polynesian poems
7. The biblical poems
8. The poems on the Cid
9. The poems on Don Pèdre
10. The Arab poems
11. The poems on the Red Indians
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]