Valentine de Saint-Point
Valentine de Saint-Point (actually Anna Jeanne Valentine Marianne Desglans de Cessiat-Vercell ; * 1875 in Lyon , † 1953 in Cairo ; sometimes also called Rawhiya Nour-ed-Dine ) was a French poet of Futurism .
Life
Valentine de Saint-Point initially worked as a poet and novelist. An important concern of her work was to convey a modern image of women - but she firmly rejected feminism . In the 1910s, she joined the futurist movement as a woman, trying to achieve her goals by revolutionizing theater and dance. In 1924 she moved to Egypt , took the name "Rawhiya Nour-ed-Dine" (= fanatic of the light of faith) and supported the Muslims in the fight against European imperialism . She died in Cairo in 1953 .
Works
Books
- Poèmes de la mer et du soleil, 1905
- Trilogie de l'Amour et de la Mort, 1906-1911; (Un Amour, Un Inceste, Une mort)
- Poèmes d'orgueil, 1908
- Une femme et le désir, 1910
- L'Orbe pâle, 1911
- La Soif et les mirages, 1912
Manifestos
- Manifeste de la Femme Futuriste , March 25, 1912
- Manifeste Futuriste de la Luxure, January 11, 1913
- Le Théâtre de la Femme, 1913
- La Métachorie, 1913
Web links
- Futurist Manifesto of Lust , 1913
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SURNAME | Saint-Point, Valentine de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Desglans de Cessiat-Vercell, Anna Jeanne Valentine Marianne (real name); Nour-ed-Dine, Rawhiya |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
DATE OF DEATH | 1953 |
Place of death | Cairo |