Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Comte de Lautréamont
Born: April 4, 1846
Died: November 24, 1870 (aged 24)
Bio: Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, a French poet born in Uruguay. His only works, Les Chants de Maldoror and Poésies, had a major influence on modern literature, particularly on the Surrealists and the Situationists.
Known for:
- Les Chants de Maldoror
- Maldoror and Poems
- Poésies and complete miscellanea
- Oeuvres complètes