Guy Debord: Revolution in the Service of Poetry

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Guy Debord: Revolution in the Service of Poetry
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vincent Kaufmann
Translated by Robert Bononno
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
ISBN/Barcode 9780816644568
ClassificationsDewey:303.484092
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 3 December 2010
Publication Country United States

Description

Writer, artist, filmmaker, provocateur, revolutionary, and impresario of the Situationist International, Guy Debord shunned the apparatus of publicity he dissected so brilliantly in his most influential work, The Society of the Spectacle. In this ambitious and innovative biography, Vincent Kaufmann places Debord's very hostility toward the inquisitive, biographical gaze at the center of an investigation into his subject's diverse output-from his earliest films to his landmark works of social theory and political provocation-and the poetic sensibility that informed both his work and his life.

Author Biography

Vincent Kaufmann is professor of French language and literature at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Robert Bononno, a teacher and translator, lives in New York City.

Reviews

"This book demands attention." -Anarchy A Choice Outstanding Academic Title