Bernard Vargaftig: Gestures toward the Sacred

by Aaron Prevots

Overview

This book examines the poetry of Bernard Vargaftig (1934-2012) with a focus on his emphasis on the sacredness of words. His spiritual yearnings, as well as a need to heal due to lingering trauma from wartime hiding, are shown to underlie his poetry, which reflect a continual process of renewal and self-discovery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789973570
Publisher:	Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	06/05/2019
Series:	Modern French Identities , #134
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Aaron Prevots is Associate Professor of French at Southwestern University. He received his PhD from Brown University. He has published articles on French poetry, a monograph on Jacques Réda and numerous translations.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS: Early Poems: Finding a Voice – The Influence of Jouve: Poetry as a Spiritual Vocation and the Trembling of Words – Self-Awareness and Feminine Presence: Aveu, distance, ouverture, nudité – Sacred Gestures and Talmudic Traditions: The Eros of Unknowing in Comme respirer – «Les mêmes mots débordent»: The Sacred in Guillevic’s Le chant and Vargaftig’s Un récit – Memory Work and Sacred Bonds in Un même silence and Aucun signe particulier.