Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs
Publication Date
2-14-2014
Abstract
The black boxers who fled the United States to Paris in the beginning of the 20th century were a true sensation among the citys avant-garde, and of all the artists and litterateurs gathered around the rings of the Parisian boxing scene, two champions of the poetic world stand out: Guillaume Apollinaire and Arthur Cravan. For these two poets who embraced the fraternal bond which has long existed between pugilist and lyricist, the noble art came to have a unique impact both upon their poetic works and how they defined themselves as poets. By putting these two poetic heavyweights head-to-head, this thesis explores the poetry and persona of the poète-boxeur.
Keywords
Poetry, Boxing, Pugilism, Dada, Surrealism, Negrophilia, Masculinity, Guillaume Apollinaire, Arthur Cravan, Jack Johnson
Document Type
Thesis
Language
English
Degree Name
French
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
First Committee Member (Chair)
Putnam, Walter
Second Committee Member
Cheek, Pamela
Recommended Citation
Hancock, Austin. "Pugilism and Poetry: Guillaume Apollinaire, Arthur Cravan and the Poète-Boxeur." (2014). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/fll_etds/80