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Portrait de Philippe Soupault

Philippe Soupault

Philippe Soupault, born August 2, 1897 in Chaville and died March 12, 1990 in Paris XVI, is a French writer, poet and journalist, co-founder of surrealism.


Resources

Philippe Soupault – Personal History of Surrealism - 1984)

Philippe Soupault – A Century of Writers [2000]

Philippe Soupault discusses André Breton and surrealism

Philippe Soupault resources — André Breton site

Philippe Soupault resources — Mélusine site


Mention of Philippe Soupault in a text about Paulhan constellation :


Bibliography of texts published in the NRF

The texts below, published in La Nouvelle Revue Française, are grouped into four main sets: texts by Philippe Soupault, notes and columns by the author, texts about the author, and, when available, translations by the author.

Texts by Philippe Soupault

  1. Poèmes, 1921-09-01
  2. Une fois, 1930-10-01
  3. À propos de la traduction d'Anna Livia Plurabelle, 1931-05-01

Notes by Philippe Soupault

These texts by Philippe Soupault may include reading notes, mood notes, performance reviews, miscellaneous pieces, or previously unpublished texts. They appeared in NRF sections such as Chronique des romans, L'air du mois, Le temps comme il passe, etc., or in tribute issues.

  1. (André Breton) Souvenirs, 1967-04-01, Témoignages

Translations by Philippe Soupault

  1. Chants d'innocence, by William Blake, 1926-05-01
  2. Anna Livie [sic] Plurabelle, by James Joyce, 1931-05-01

Texts about Philippe Soupault

These texts may include thematic studies about the author, correspondence, reading notes on works by or about the author, interviews conducted by the author, or works edited by the author.

  1. Le Bon Apôtre, par Philippe Soupault (Éditions du Sagittaire), by François Mauriac, 1923-11-01, Notes : le roman
  2. Le Grand Homme, par Philippe Soupault (Kra), by Benjamin Crémieux, 1930-01-01, Notes : le roman

Chronological distribution of texts published in the NRF (1908-1968)

This chart shows the chronological distribution of texts across the four categories defined above: Texts, Notes, Translations, and Texts about the author.