by Francis Ponge · Folio · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070389933
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«Le parti pris des choses» is Francis Ponge's prose poetry collection, published by Folio in paperback (176 pages, in French).
A collection of prose poems that observes everyday objects, such as an orange, a packing crate or a shrimp, with a meticulous and wonder-filled gaze. Francis Ponge explores words and things to express the essence of each object through language, turning the ordinary into a singular poetic universe.
This edition belongs to the Folio Plus Classique collection and includes a dossier by Émilie Frémond and an image reading by Alain Jaubert. The work was originally published in 1942.
Aimed at students and readers who want to delve into twentieth-century French poetry, with supplementary material to accompany the reading.
Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge was a French poet. He developed a form of prose poem, minutely examining everyday objects. He was the third recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1974.
