Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
1 appearances
-
Edition 34 (1999) Winner
Yves Bonnefoy
イヴ・ジャン・ボンヌフォワ
Yves Jean Bonnefoy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-06-24 （Tours, France）
- Died
- 2016-07-01 （Paris, France） age 93
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Tours (birthplace) → Paris (primary residence and professional base) → United States (residences for teaching: Brandeis, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, etc.) → Geneva (visiting positions)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, art historian, translator, university professor, critic
- Active Years
- 1945-2016
- Affiliations
- Collège de France (chair of comparative study of poetry), L'éphémère (co-founder, literary/art journal), CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences (honorary member)
- Memberships
- CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences (honorary member)
- Influenced By
- Surrealists (early influence), André du Bouchet
- Influenced
- Later 20th-century French poets (broad influence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Poitiers | Mathematics and Philosophy | Mathematics/Philosophy | — | — | France |
| University of Paris (Sorbonne) | Philosophy | Philosophy | — | — | France |
University of Poitiers
Mathematics and Philosophy
/ Mathematics/Philosophy
Country:
France
Studied mathematics and philosophy; exact graduation year unknown.
University of Paris (Sorbonne)
Philosophy
/ Philosophy
Country:
France
Studied at the Sorbonne; detailed records not specified here.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Prix des Critiques | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Grand Prize of the French Academy | — | — | The French Academy | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Goncourt Prize for Poetry | — | — | Prix Goncourt | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Prix mondial Cino Del Duca | — | — | Prix mondial Cino Del Duca | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Balzan Prize (Art History and Art Criticism in Europe) | — | 美術史・批評 | Balzan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Golden Wreath (Struga Poetry Evenings) | — | — | Struga Poetry Evenings | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Awards (Grand Prize) | — | — | Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Awards | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Franz Kafka Prize | — | — | Franz Kafka Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Griffin Lifetime Recognition Award | — | — | Griffin Poetry Prize | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Janus Pannonius International Poetry Prize (co-winner) | — | — | Janus Pannonius Prize organizers | 共同受賞 |
| 2015 | International Nonino Prize | — | — | Nonino Foundation | 受賞 |
Prix des Critiques
1971
Result:
受賞
Grand Prize of the French Academy
1981
Organization:
The French Academy
Result:
受賞
Goncourt Prize for Poetry
1987
Organization:
Prix Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
1995
Organization:
Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
Result:
受賞
Balzan Prize (Art History and Art Criticism in Europe)
1995
Category:
美術史・批評
Organization:
Balzan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Golden Wreath (Struga Poetry Evenings)
1999
Organization:
Struga Poetry Evenings
Result:
受賞
Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Awards (Grand Prize)
2000
Organization:
Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Awards
Result:
受賞
Franz Kafka Prize
2007
Organization:
Franz Kafka Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Griffin Lifetime Recognition Award
2011
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize
Result:
受賞
Janus Pannonius International Poetry Prize (co-winner)
2014
Organization:
Janus Pannonius Prize organizers
Result:
共同受賞
International Nonino Prize
2015
Organization:
Nonino Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Franz Kafka Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (2007) Winner
FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages
1 appearances
-
Edition 23 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Traité du pianiste
1946 poetryEarly collection showing Surrealist influences, consisting of brief poems.
early experimentationdream and imagery
On the Motion and Immobility of Douve
1953 poetryThe work that brought Bonnefoy public recognition; explores being, language, and the relation between seeing and depicting.
beinglanguagevision and representation
Translations
- English translation (Galway Kinnell et al.)
Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work
1993 art criticism / biographyA monograph on Alberto Giacometti examining his work and life, reflecting Bonnefoy's insights as an art historian.
sculpturecreative processthe artist's interiority
Second Simplicity: New Poetry and Prose, 1991-2011
2011 poetry / proseA selected collection of new poetry and prose from 1991 to 2011, characterized by concision and deep insight.
simplicitymemorytime
Bibliography
- Traité du pianiste (1946)
- On the Motion and Immobility of Douve (1953)
- Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work (1993)
- The Lure and the Truth of Painting: Selected Essays on Art (1995)
- Second Simplicity: New Poetry and Prose, 1991-2011 (2011)
Translations by Author
- French translations of plays by William Shakespeare (various)
Translations of Works
- English translations (by Galway Kinnell, Hoyt Rogers, Emily Grosholz, and others)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and precise vocabularypoetic style with ontological and philosophical questioninga prose-inflected poetry often in dialogue with visual art
- Recurring Motifs
- presence and absencememoryvision and depictionbody and object
Legacy
Yves Bonnefoy is regarded as one of the leading French poets of the latter half of the 20th century. In addition to his poetry, his work in art criticism and translation made important contributions at the intersection of art and language. He left a legacy as a professor at the Collège de France and as a recipient of numerous international awards.
Academic Societies
- CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences (honorary member)
Archives
- Bibliothèque nationale de France (possible holdings of related materials)
- Literary and art archives in Paris (related collections)
Quotes
-
One should not call oneself a poet. It would be pretentious. It would mean that one has resolved the problems poetry presents. Poet is a word one can use when speaking of others, if one admires them sufficiently.
Source: The Paris Review (interview)
Trivia
- He produced notable French translations of William Shakespeare's plays.
- Known internationally for long career in poetry and art criticism from the mid-1940s onward.
- Co-founded L'éphémère, a journal of art and literature.
- Died in Paris in 2016 at age 93.