Question
The preface to this collection symbolizes Art’s “two antithetical faces” with Rembrandt, “the philosopher with a white beard,” and Jacques Callot (“ka-LO”), the “boasting… soldier who struts about.” for 10 points each:
[10m] Name this 1842 collection by Aloysius Bertrand (“ah-loy-zee-OOSE bair-TRAWN”) that popularized the prose poem in French.
ANSWER: Gaspard de la Nuit [or Gaspard of the Night; — Fantasies in the Manner of Rembrandt and Callot; or Gaspard de la Nuit — Fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot]
[10e] The French prose poem was revived by Max Jacob’s The Dice Cup, whose preface distinguishes “situation” from this feature. Raymond Queneau wrote a set of “Exercises in” this basic feature of authorial voice.
ANSWER: style [accept will or volonte; accept Exercises in Style or Exercices de style]
[10h] Dreaming the Miracle collects Jacob’s “Poem in a Style Not Mine” with works by Jean Pollain and this other 20th-century French prose poet. This poet “took the side of things” in poems about everyday objects, like Soap.
ANSWER: Francis Ponge [or Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 83% | 50% | 25% |