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Regarding his literature activities, he sought to promote proletarian literature, differentiating it from [[populism]] and from the literature of communist proletarians. Following on from the work of [[Jules Michelet]], [[Charles Péguy]], [[Georges Sorel]], but also [[Charles Ferdinand Ramuz|Ramuz]], he called for a literature made by the people and for the people, which should be the work of writers originating from the people. Two examples are Constant Malva, a minor from [[Borinage]] or Rose Combe, an [[Auvergne]] gatekeeper, which he publishes in his series "The novels of the New Age". To be "authentic", the writer must have a thorough knowledge of the environment he wants to portray. The writer who wants to describe the working class must therefore be born in this class. "To talk about poverty, you have to have known it," says Poulaille [9]. From the 1940s, he turned to other manifestations of popular culture, such as "[[Christmas carol|Christmas carols]]”, "[[chanson de toile]]" and became interested in new media (records and cinema). |
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Henry Poulaille (5 December 1896, Paris – 30 March 1980, Cachan) was a French writer and a pioneer of proletarian literature.
He was the son of Henri, an anarchist carpenter from Nantes, and Hortense Roulot, a chair-maker from Ménilmontant. However he was orphaned at the age of 14. He was self taughtand developed a passion for books, and started to frequent libertarian circles.[1] He was part of the Anti-Stalinist left.[2][3][4]
In May 1922 he attended the International Congress of Progressive Artists and signed the "Founding Proclamation of the Union of Progressive International Artists".[5]
He was hired in 1923 by Editions Grasset, as director of the press service. Until his retirement in 1956, he was acting as literary advisor.
However he led his fight for proletarian literature with a manifesto book (The New Literary Age), a review (New Literary Age then New Age), a collection (Les romans of the New Age) at the Éditions Valois.He devotes all his energy to the promotion of proletarian literature, introduces many authors from the world of work. New Literary Age (1930), his manifesto book traces the history of this literature. "This is, in our opinion, proletarian literature: the fact of using the 'written thing' to stand up." [5]
His humanitarian, pacifist and anti-militarist commitment has been manifested on many occasions:
- In 1925, he signed a manifesto against the war in Morocco.
- In 1927, he signed the petition (published on April 15 in the Europe newspaper) against the law on the general organization of the nation at times of war which abrogated all intellectual independence and all freedom of opinion. His name rubbed shoulders with those of Alain, Lucien Descaves, Louis Guilloux, Jules Romains, Séverine ...
- in 1939, he is jailed for a short while because he signed a pacifist leaflet by Louis Lecoin
Regarding his literature activities, he sought to promote proletarian literature, differentiating it from populism and from the literature of communist proletarians. Following on from the work of Jules Michelet, Charles Péguy, Georges Sorel, but also Ramuz, he called for a literature made by the people and for the people, which should be the work of writers originating from the people. Two examples are Constant Malva, a minor from Borinage or Rose Combe, an Auvergne gatekeeper, which he publishes in his series "The novels of the New Age". To be "authentic", the writer must have a thorough knowledge of the environment he wants to portray. The writer who wants to describe the working class must therefore be born in this class. "To talk about poverty, you have to have known it," says Poulaille [9]. From the 1940s, he turned to other manifestations of popular culture, such as "Christmas carols”, "chanson de toile" and became interested in new media (records and cinema).
References
- ^ "Henry Poulaille". www.ephemanar.net. Ephemeride anarchiste. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Collins, Cath (2010). Post-Transitional Justice: Human Rights Trials in Chile and El Salvador. Penn State Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-271-03688-5. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Chapman, Rosemary (1992). Henry Poulaille and Proletarian Literature 1920-1939. Rodopi. p. 83. ISBN 978-90-5183-324-9. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Berry, David (2002). A History of the French Anarchist Movement, 1917-1945. Greenwood Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-313-32026-2.
- ^ van Doesburg, Theo. "De Stijl, "A Short Review of the Proceedings of the Congress of International Progressive Artists], Followed by the Statements Made by the Artists' Groups" (1922)". modernistarchitecture.wordpress.com. Ross Lawrence Wolfe. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- Chapman, Rosemary (1992). Henry Poulaille and Proletarian Literature 1920-1939. Rodopi. ISBN 978-90-5183-324-9. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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