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Lyrical Individualism
Selected Writings on Henri Bergson and Anarchism
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In the early twentieth century, André Colomer was perhaps the best-known figure in the anarchist movement. A poet, philosopher, activist, and public speaker, he was enmeshed in the Parisian political and artistic scene at a time of political and cultural revolution. Amid the avant-garde explosions of...
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Lyrical Individualism
Lyrical Individualism presents a selection of André Colomer’s crucial writings, with a focus on anarchist theory and the philosophy of Henri Bergson.
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In the early twentieth century, André Colomer was perhaps the best-known figure in the anarchist movement. A poet, philosopher, activist, and public speaker, he was enmeshed in the Parisian political and artistic scene at a time of political and cultural revolution.
Amid the avant-garde explosions of Cubism, futurism, and surrealism and the ferment of radical politics on left and right, Colomer became anarchism's leading advocate. He galvanised the Parisian public through his agitational writing and organising, as well as his involvement in a sensational murder case, while developing a distinctive philosophical account of anarchist individualism. Yet Colomer died in obscurity in Moscow, abandoned by his friends and comrades, and is scarcely known in the English-speaking world today.
Lyrical Individualism presents a selection of Colomer's crucial writings, with a focus on anarchist theory and the philosophy of Henri Bergson. It reveals the richness of Colomer's philosophical work, particularly his creative engagement with Bergson, Max Stirner, and Friedrich Nietzsche to forge a novel anarchist ideology.
Colomer's writings not only offer valuable insights into interwar anarchism, they also present a distinctive philosophical vision that in many ways anticipates theories and debates animating radical political movements today. This book also showcases his acerbic and pugnacious political commentary on the turbulent events of the 1910s and 1920s.
The first translation and publication of Colomer's work since his untimely death in 1931, Lyrical Individualism allows a range of readers to discover this vital thinker.
Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780231215077
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 June 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Contributors:
- Edited and translated by Oskar De Wolf
- Introduction by Mark Antliff
- Edited by Oskar De Wolf
- Translated by Oskar De Wolf
- Edited and translated by Oskar De Wolf
- Introduction by Mark Antliff
- Edited by Oskar De Wolf
- Translated by Oskar De Wolf
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
André Colomer (1886–1931) was a central figure in Parisian avant-garde and anarchist circles from the years before World War I through the mid-1920s. He led a tumultuous life defined by controversial publications, heated public debates, and political activism, and he died of cancer after leaving France for the Soviet Union.
Oskar De Wolf is a translator, editor, and poet who studied philosophy at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of St. Andrews.
Mark Antliff is Mary Grace Wilson Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies at Duke University.
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