Concerto for Sentence World War II and Shakespeare

and Shakespeare

visiting his cousin at a health retreat

and and Gornahor

effective use of absurdist technique

"Polizzotti’s remarkable achievement is a welcome addition to this small but growing body of work on Roussel and serves as a reminder of an author and a novel too often neglected

Concerto for Sentence World War II and ShakespeareSubtitled An Exploration of the Musico Erotic, this novel is an experiment in blurring the boundaries between the syntax of music and that of poetry. Subtitled An Exploration of the Musico Erotic, this novel is an experiment in blurring the boundaries between the syntax of music and that of poetry. The sentences in question are elliptical, resembling a musical score, and tell the story of a violinist embarking upon a potentially dangerous affair with