Léon-Paul Fargue
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Léon-Paul Fargue (1876–1947) was a French poet and essayist born in Paris on 4 March 1876. He was associated with Symbolist circles and the Parisian literary avant-garde of the 1920s and 1930s, and was recognised by contemporaries such as Rilke and Joyce as a leading modernist poet. His poetry includes Poèmes and Nocturnes (1905), Pour la musique (1912), Ludions (1923), Banalité (1928), Vulturne (1928) and Épaisseurs (1929). His prose on Paris, D'après Paris (1932), which won the Prix de La Renaissance, and Le Piéton de Paris (1939) celebrate the city's streets, cafés and nightlife. He died in Paris on 24 November 1947. La Flânerie à Paris, published by the Commissariat général au tourisme in 1948, appeared after his death.[1,2,3]
- Paris
- flânerie
- urban walking
- Symbolist and modernist poetry
Works by Léon-Paul Fargue
- 1932 D'après Paris Prix de La Renaissance; one source gives 1931/1932.
- 1939 Le Piéton de Paris
- 1948 La Flânerie à Paris Posthumous publication; the book in question.
- 1951 Les XX arrondissements de Paris Posthumous.
Awards
- 1932 Prix de La Renaissance (for D'après Paris)