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Guillaume Apollinaire (French: [ɡijom apɔlinɛʁ], born Kostrowicki; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Polish descent.
Guillaume Apollinaire (born August 26, 1880, Rome?, Italy—died November 9, 1918, Paris, France) was a poet who in his short life took part in all the avant-garde movements that flourished in French literary and artistic circles at the beginning of the 20th century and who helped to direct poetry into unexplored channels.
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Guillaume Apollinaire is considered one of the most important literary figures of the early twentieth century. His brief career influenced the development of such artistic movements as Futurism, Cubism, Dadaism, and Surrealism, and the legend of his personality—bohemian artist, raconteur, gourmand,…
Guillaume Apollinaire was a French writer and art critic who advanced the avant-garde Cubists including Pablo Picasso, André Breton and Henri Rousseau. He is also credited with coining the term "Surrealism."
- French
- August 26, 1880
- Rome, Italy
- November 9, 1918
Guillaume Apollinaire, orig. Guillelmus (or Wilhelm) Apollinaris de Kostrowitzky, (born Aug. 26, 1880, Rome?, Italy—died Nov. 9, 1918, Paris, Fr.), French poet of Polish-Italian birth. Arriving in Paris at age 20, Apollinaire always kept his early years obscure.
Guillaume Apollinaire (Wilhelm Albert Vladimir Apollinaris Kostrowitzky) was born in Rome on August 26, 1880. He purposefully kept his parentage clouded in speculation but was most likely the illegitimate child of Angelica Kostrowitzky, a Polish woman, and an Italian army officer.
Guillaume Apollinaire. Rome, 1880−Paris, 1918. The poet, playwright, writer, and critic Guillaume Apollinaire was a pivotal figure of the avant-garde in France, connecting artistic and literary circles in Paris especially during the first two decades of the twentieth century.
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