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Éluard, Paul
Éluard, Paul (pseudonym of Eugène Grindel) (1895–1952). French writer, patron, collector, entrepreneur, draughtsman, and collagist, a leading figure of Surrealism from the beginning of the movement. Éluard is best known as one of the outstanding French poets of the 20th century, but he was deeply interested in the visual arts and was a friend of many distinguished painters, several of whom he commissioned to illustrate his books (notably Max Ernst, Man Ray, and Picasso). He helped to organize various events, including the International Surrealist Exhibition in London in 1936, and he was on the editorial committee of Minotaure. His first wife, Gala, later married another leading Surrealist, Salvador Dalí. Éluard made a varied and constantly changing art collection, including work by many of his contemporaries as well as examples of African and other non-Western art. In the late 1930s he abandoned Surrealism. He joined the Communist Party in 1942 and remained a committed member for the rest of his life. During the Second World War he was the best known of the Resistance writers, his works circulating clandestinely in occupied France.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Éluard, Paul." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Éluard, Paul." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-luardPaul.html IAN CHILVERS. "Éluard, Paul." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-luardPaul.html |
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Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard , 1895-1952, French poet. He was a leading exponent of surrealism . Among his volumes of verse are Mourir de ne pas mourir [to die of not dying] (1924) and L'Immaculée Conception (with André Breton, 1930). A member of the French resistance in World War II, Éluard is revealed as poet and man of action in the verse of Poésie et vérité (1942) and Au rendez-vous allemand (1945). |
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"Paul Éluard." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Paul Éluard." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Eluard-P.html "Paul Éluard." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Eluard-P.html |
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Tel jour telle nuit
Tel jour telle nuit (Such a day, such a night). Song-cycle by Poulenc to 9 poems by Paul Eluard. Comp. 1936–7, f.p. by Pierre Bernac acc. Poulenc. Titles are: Bonne Journée, Une Ruine coquille vide, Le Front comme un drapeau perdu, Une Roulotte couverte en tuile, À toutes brides, Une Herbe pauvre, Je n'ai envie que de t'aimer, Figure de force brûlante et farouche, Nous avons fait la nuit.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tel jour telle nuit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tel jour telle nuit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 9, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Teljourtellenuit.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Tel jour telle nuit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 09, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Teljourtellenuit.html |
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