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Guillaume Apollinaire. French Art Critic, Poet, Playwright. Born: August 26, 1880 - Rome, Italy. Died: November 9, 1918 - Paris, France. Movements and Styles: Cubism. , Fauvism. , Futurism. , Orphism. , Surrealism.
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.
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, 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 was a French poet, surrealist, playwright, novelist, and critic who showed his creativity during the early 20th century. He came from a Polish family and ended up fighting and surviving the Great War in the trenches of the French army.
Aug 13, 2018 · Guillaume Apollinaire is known as a leader in the development of avant-garde artistic movements in Europe, and as the person who coined the word “surrealism.” In his brief but prolific career, he produced innovative poetry and theater, and influential works of criticism and literary theory.
Dec 23, 2012 · Guillaume Apollinaire (born Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki) (French: [ɡijom apɔlinɛʁ]; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Polish descent.
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