Philippe Jaccottet

Aaron Prevots (Southwestern University)

Ed. by David Houston Jones, University of Exeter
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.07: French Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 30 Jun 1925
Died 24 Feb 2021
Activity 1945-2021

Places

Born in Switzerland
Active in France; Switzerland

Activities

Primary

Essayist
Poet
Translator

Other

Literary Critic/ Historian

Resources

Jaccottet's Works

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Philippe Jaccottet’s self-conscious yet expansive œuvre, consisting of poetry, reflective prose, critical essays, journal entries and translations from several languages, has made him one of the late twentieth century’s most cherished literary figures, admired for his modesty, finesse, acute sensitivity to poetic experience and ability to bridge traditions as a Swiss writer living in France. Whether walking through favorite landscapes, meditating on poetic speech or studying his contemporaries, he brings an intense scrupulousness to all he does and weds it to a purity and fluidity of style, weighing words carefully and often discussing with the reader his descriptive choices. A poet of place and presence like Yves Bonnefoy, Jacques Dupin, André du Bouchet and Jacques Réda, he…

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Citation: Prevots, Aaron. "Philippe Jaccottet". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 July 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12827, accessed 22 November 2024.]