It is a dream world, inhabited by numerous cerebral clones. Raymond roussel 18771933, the author of the view 1904 and locus solus 19 occupies a unique place in literature, to which he dedicated his entire. Locus solus is a 1914 french novel by raymond roussel. Locus solus is not a story in any conventional sense, but consists of a series of surreal vignettes roussel was an inspiration to the surrealists set in the villa of the fabulously rich and brilliant master canterel. Raymond roussel was born into a wealthy parisian family in 1877 and died in a hotel room in palermo in 1933. Locus solus by raymond roussel free ebook in his brion cemetery project at san vito daltivole, architect carlo scarpa frequently refers to locus solus, roussel being one of his favourite authors. Locus solus vr virtual reality installation created on the basis of raymond roussel s novel of the same title. In the ten works he brought out during his lifetime poems or verse novels, tales or plays he aimed at creating a world from scratch in which.
Cantarel, a scholarly scientist, whose enormous wealth imposes no limits upon his prolific ingenuity, is taking a group of visitors on a tour of locus solus, his secluded estate near paris. Their shepherd, martial canterel will guide you through our programme that will lead to the. Roussel 18771933 was the author of a literary opus made up of rich worlds, filled with spectacle, masks and phantasmagoria and built around the mechanisms and double entendres found in language. Rupert copeland cuningham the wealthy scientist martial canterel guides a group of visitors through his expansive estate, locus solus, where he displays his various deranged inventions, each more spectacular than the last.
Locus solus by roussel, raymond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Raymond roussels stories are based on complex word games. Reading locus solus is like having walked into a surrealist painting. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Raymond roussel especially locus solus and impressions of africa establishes a link between rabelais, lewis carroll, and georges perec. Nimetu plays the acoustic instruments all around the listener, and at different distances in the performance space. John ashbery has long championed roussel s work, and his influence can be detected in new york school poets such as kenneth koch, who translated a canto of nouvelle impressions dafrique.
As one explores the painting bit by bit, several fascinating stories behind the visuals are revealed. Raymond roussel, the author of the view 1904 and locus solus 19 occupies a unique place in literature, to which he dedicated his entire life and consecrated a large part of his fortune. His works have influenced such artists and writers as marcel duchamp roussel showed me the way, alberto giacometti, kenneth koch, alain robbegrillet, leonardo sciascia, italo. Read locus solus by raymond roussel available from rakuten kobo. Roussel mette le carte in tavola, proprio nella sua opera postuma. Pdf doutoranda em literatura francesa fflchusp resumo. As a result, readers gets a gradual education in his. Roussel takes the reader on a tour of an estate with wildly imaginative and bizarre inventions and works of art on display. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Locus solus was originally conceived by slovenian musicsound artist nimetu as a special immersive, multichannel live soundandmusic performance in the dark for a single visitor. Locus solus, raymond roussel, rupert copeland cuningham, alma books. Acces pdf locus solus raymond roussel free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read locus solus.
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