All Outputs (16)

'Plongée poétique : Rimbaud, Laforgue, et Vingt mille lieues sous les mers' (2018)
Journal Article
Bootle, S. (2019). 'Plongée poétique : Rimbaud, Laforgue, et Vingt mille lieues sous les mers'. Parade sauvage, 29, 133-153. https://doi.org/10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09038-0.p.0133

Both Rimbaud and Laforgue draw inspiration from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in their foundational poems ‘Le Bateau ivre’ and ‘Préludes autobiographiques’. This article explores the thematic links with this hypotext, paying particular attention to mo... Read More about 'Plongée poétique : Rimbaud, Laforgue, et Vingt mille lieues sous les mers'.

Laforgue, Philosophy, and Ideas of Otherness (2018)
Book
Bootle, S. (2018). Laforgue, Philosophy, and Ideas of Otherness. Legenda

In late nineteenth-century France, the pessimist philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and Eduard von Hartmann was often portrayed as a disease-like force infecting the French body politic. For many French writers, however, German philosophy’s ‘otherness... Read More about Laforgue, Philosophy, and Ideas of Otherness.

Laforgue et le bouddhisme dilettante (2017)
Journal Article
Bootle, S. (2017). Laforgue et le bouddhisme dilettante. Revue d'histoire littéraire de la France, 117(2), 273-282. https://doi.org/10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-06928-7.p.0017

The Body Poetic: Laforgue's Translations of Whitman (2016)
Journal Article
Bootle, S. (2016). The Body Poetic: Laforgue's Translations of Whitman. Dix-Neuf: New Directions in Nineteenth-Century French Studies, 20(1), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787318.2016.1141848

This article explores Jules Laforgue's 1886 translations of a selection of poems from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and their connections with his broader oeuvre through a thematic lens — that of corporeality. Both poets give a prominent role to emb... Read More about The Body Poetic: Laforgue's Translations of Whitman.

Introduction: Jules Laforgue, 'un carrefour d'échos' (2016)
Journal Article
Bootle, S., & White, C. (2016). Introduction: Jules Laforgue, 'un carrefour d'échos'. Dix-Neuf: New Directions in Nineteenth-Century French Studies, 20(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787318.2016.1145927

Sea Sponges, Polyps and Mechanical Fish: the Decadent Aquarium. Modern Language Association Annual Convention 2014 in Chicago, USA. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2014). Sea Sponges, Polyps and Mechanical Fish: the Decadent Aquarium. Modern Language Association Annual Convention 2014 in Chicago, USA.

The Underwater World, Underground: Laforgue and Huysmans on the Berlin Aquarium. Society for French Studies Annual Conference at Nottingham University (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2013). The Underwater World, Underground: Laforgue and Huysmans on the Berlin Aquarium. Society for French Studies Annual Conference at Nottingham University.

Le Nihilisme oriental: Buddhism in Nineteenth-Century French Literature. St Andrews French Research Seminar at St Andrews University (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2012). Le Nihilisme oriental: Buddhism in Nineteenth-Century French Literature. St Andrews French Research Seminar at St Andrews University.

Jules Laforgue: Derniers vers (2012)
Book Chapter
Bootle, S. (2012). Jules Laforgue: Derniers vers. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, & J. Todd (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia

The Discourse of Disease: Laforgue's Reception of Schopenhauer. Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 9th Annual Conference at Birmingham University (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2011). The Discourse of Disease: Laforgue's Reception of Schopenhauer. Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 9th Annual Conference at Birmingham University.

Jules Laforgue: Les Complaintes (2011)
Book Chapter
Bootle, S. (2011). Jules Laforgue: Les Complaintes. In R. Clark, E. Elliott, & J. Todd (Eds.), The Literary Encyclopedia

Jules Laforgue and the Illusion of Spontaneity (2011)
Journal Article
Bootle, S. (2011). Jules Laforgue and the Illusion of Spontaneity. Dix-Neuf: New Directions in Nineteenth-Century French Studies, 15(2), 166-176. https://doi.org/10.1179/147873111x13113768737118

This article asks whether Jules Laforgue's poetic practice constitutes an attempt to create the illusion of spontaneity. His aesthetic theories are extrapolated from the philosophy of Eduard von Hartmann, who holds that genius is inspired by the Unco... Read More about Jules Laforgue and the Illusion of Spontaneity.

Genius and the Unconscious: Laforgue's Reception of Hartmannian Aesthetics. Oxford French Postgraduate Seminar at Oxford University (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2010). Genius and the Unconscious: Laforgue's Reception of Hartmannian Aesthetics. Oxford French Postgraduate Seminar at Oxford University.

Laforgue's 'Afrique Intérieure': A Vital Chaos? Society of Dix-Neuviémistes Postgraduate Conference (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2010). Laforgue's 'Afrique Intérieure': A Vital Chaos? Society of Dix-Neuviémistes Postgraduate Conference.

Jules Laforgue and the Illusion of Spontaneity. Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 8th Annual Conference at Bangor University (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2010). Jules Laforgue and the Illusion of Spontaneity. Society of Dix-Neuviémistes 8th Annual Conference at Bangor University.

Awarded prize for Best Postgraduate Paper

Laforgue's Reading of Schopenhauer in its Cultural Context. Cambridge French Graduate Research Seminar at Cambridge University (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bootle, S. (2009). Laforgue's Reading of Schopenhauer in its Cultural Context. Cambridge French Graduate Research Seminar at Cambridge University.