Splendide-Hôtel
Download or Read eBook Splendide-Hôtel PDF written by Gilbert Sorrentino and published by Dalkey Archive Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Gilbert Sorrentino |
Publisher | : Dalkey Archive Press |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1984 |
ISBN-10 | : 1564782786 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781564782786 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Splendide-Hôtel by : Gilbert Sorrentino
Book excerpt: Arthur Rimbaud's invented "Splendide-Hotel," "built in the chaos of ice and of the polar night," provides the occasion for Sorrentino's imaginative meditation on letters and language. Each chapter serves as an opportunity for the author to expand on thoughts and images suggested by a letter of the alphabet, as well as to reflect upon the workings of the imagination, particularly in the art of William Carlos Williams and Arthur Rimbaud. Reminiscent of the philosophical treatise/poem "On Being Blue" by William H. Glass, "Splendide-Hotel" is a Grand Hotel of the mind, splendidly conceived.