in my Larousse, it says that a "fulgurance" is something that is fulgurant (litt.: caractère de ce qui est fulgurant), and something "fulgurant" is brilliant. Maybe there's a more literary way to say it...

This is difficult!!!


Une traversée is a "crossing over" , "spanning", "passing over". In this context, we are talking about a "passing over" the book. So, that would need to be translated in natural English as "cover to cover" (the entire span of the work)

*fulgurances* are moments oozing or seeping with emotion (good or bad)

I'd say "poignant moments" are moments with extreme emotion.
"fulgurant" literally means "electrifying".

I hope this helps


My translation would be:



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fulgurance is the noun, meaning a "very emotionally-charged episode"
I prefer "moments" in this context.

in this context, because it's referring to the poet's work, I'd be inclined to use 'illuminating'

"visionary, illuminating...his work is"

dazzling is okay too but sometimes I think it can be read as showy or flashy in English...which doesn't seem to reflect the rest of the phrase "classique et novatrice, intimiste et universelle"

Just some more alternatives borrowed from www.poetrysociety.org.uk
There are several poetry reviews in here.

or "pervaded"

"... the blocking and lighting of this film are suffused with brilliance and give performances..." http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/1999/0513/vid1.html

this expression also takes into account the "traversée de"