Jacques Roubaud's 'La Boucle' Continues His Oulipian 'Projet'
Jacques Roubaud's latest book, 'La Boucle', extends the 'Projet' initiated with 'Le Grand incendie de Londres'. Since 'Signe d'appartenance' (1967) and 'Pluralité de smondes de Lewis' (1991), Roubaud has developed a poetic practice irreducible to its constraints. As an Oulipo member, he invents rules without fetishizing formalism. 'La Boucle' weaves together novelistic, mathematical, and poetic narratives, presenting a 'proème'—a hybrid of prose and poem.
Key facts
- Jacques Roubaud published 'La Boucle'.
- The book continues the 'Projet' begun with 'Le Grand incendie de Londres'.
- Roubaud's earlier works include 'Signe d'appartenance' (1967) and 'Pluralité de smondes de Lewis' (1991).
- Roubaud is a member of Oulipo.
- The text is described as a 'proème' combining prose and poetry.
Entities
Artists
- Jacques Roubaud
Institutions
- Oulipo
Sources
- artpress —