Arthur Cravan: Maintenant?
by Emmanuel Guigon (Editor, Text by)Erich Weiss (Text by)Aitor Quiney (Text by)Laurence Madeline (Text by)Jean-Paul Morel (Text by)Georges Sebbag (Text by)
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9788836637379
Hardcover|9788836637379
✨ Featured Offer
Brand New
$34.21
List Price: $40.00
🚚
See all 5 offers from $22.74 FREE standard delivery by: 04 Apr 2026
Overview
Aventurier autant que poète et boxeur, "colosse mystique", d'un physique imposant, Fabian Avenarius Lloyd, qui prend le pseudonyme d'Arthur Cravan à son arriveée à Paris en 1909, est un personnage assez énigmatique, "un passant singulier" dont la vie se confond avec l'æuvre et dont la naissance et la mort restent aussi mystérieuses que ses moyens d'existence. Cravan, neveu d'Osear Wilde, est devenu célèhre pour sa revue non-conformiste, Maintenant, dont il est à la fois le directeur, l'éditeur et le seul collaborateur. Autant par ses mystifications que par son comportement et son sens de la provocation, Cravan se situe de plein droit parmi les précurseurs essentiels de l'aventure Dada. N'est-ce pas le moindre exploit d'Arthur Cravan d'être monté sur un ring à Barcelone contre un champion du monde des poids lourds, Jack Johnson, d'avoir vendu sa poésie dans les rues de Paris comme une marchande de fruits et légumes et d'avoir désigné tous ses nombreux passages à Facte sous ce terme impérieux et impératif: MAINTENANT? Adventurer as well as poet and boxer, Fabian Avenarius Lloyd - a towering 'mystic Colossus' - assumed the pseudonym Arthur Cravan on arriving in Paris in 1909. He was a highly enigmatic man, a uniquely colourful character whose life merged into his work, and whose birth and death remain as obscure as his livelihood. Cravan, nephew of Oscar Wilde, achieved fame through the non-conformist magazine Maintenant, of which he was director, editor and sole contributor. Given his mysterious background, his behaviour and his sense of provocation, Cravan is clearly entitled to a place among the key precursors of Dadaism. Surely the least of Cravan's feats included entering the ring against world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, selling his poetry in the streets of Paris like a barrow-boy hawking fruit and vegetables, and on numerous occasions giving active voice to his views under the imperious and imperative title: MAINTENANT. Book jacket.
| ISBN-13 | 9788836637379 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 883663737X |
| Weight | 2.00 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.50 x 1.20 x 8.90 In |
| List Price | $40.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 320 pages |
| Publisher | Silvana Editoriale/Museu Picasso |
| Published On | 2018-02-27 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
Used, Good
Seller details
HPB-Red
Dallas, TX, USA
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials s...
Free delivery by: 04 Apr 2026
✨ Brand New
Seller details
Alibris
Sparks, NV, USA
Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p.
Free delivery by: 04 Apr 2026
Brand New
Seller details
GreatBookPrices-
Columbia, MD, USA
100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition. We offer expedited shipping to all US locat...
Free delivery by: 04 Apr 2026
Used, Good
Seller details
Bonita
Santa Clarita, CA, USA
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Free delivery by: 04 Apr 2026
Brand New
Seller details
Bonita
Santa Clarita, CA, USA
Free delivery by: 04 Apr 2026