Éloges and Other Poems (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alexis Saint-Léger Léger
- First Published: 1911
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: France or French people, Authors or writers, Literature, Historians, Islands, Cities or towns, Diplomacy or diplomats, Tropics
Critical Evaluation:
Alexis Saint-Léger Léger, who wrote under the name of Saint-John Perse, was born in Guadeloupe and had a long and very distinguished career in both the prewar and postwar French diplomatic service. He thus represents that peculiarly French combination of the public servant and the man of letters. Though his Anabasis (1924) was translated by so famous a writer as T. S. Eliot, he remained little known outside Europe. It is improbable that his work will ever achieve any wide degree of popularity; nevertheless, because of his marked influence on...
[The entire page is 1511 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
