Selected Verse of Émile Nelligan: Québec's Great Lyric Poet

Nelligan's finest poems. This collection of 46 poems, translated from French, has been selected for both poetic and
psychological interest.
Canada's first truly modern poet, Nelligan burst upon the scene as a prodigy
creating brilliant lyrical poetry in late 19th-century Montréal for three years before
suffering, at age 19, a breakdown that left him in a mental asylum for the rest of his
life. Nelligan went on to achieve mythic status in Québec. Allaby's commentary
covers such topics as the women in Nelligan's life, the nature of his breakdown,
and several controversies surrounding his life and work. Includes picture gallery