Belles Lettres: Manuscripts by the Masters of French Literature - Hardcover

De Ayala, Roselyne; Gueno, Jean-Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810906171 ISBN 13: 9780810906174

Publisher: Harry N Abrams, 2001

Synopsis

A billet-doux for francophones and bibliophiles, Belles Lettres compiles the original manuscripts of more than 100 famous French writers from the 13th to the 20th century, and in doing so offers a comprehensive look at the country's major literary and intellectual movements. Scholars and dilettantes alike will delight in the rationalism of René Descartes, symbolist verse of Charles Baudelaire, crystalline prose of Marcel Proust, romantic intrigue of Colette, and stark existentialism of Jean-Paul Sartre. Because many of the manuscripts are rare, this volume--from the editors of Abrams' Brilliant Beginnings and Illustrated Letters--provides the first English translation of several of the works.

Reproduced in full-color spreads, the excerpts, letters, and diary entries are accompanied by translations and analyses, as well as profiles and portraits of the authors.

About this title

About the Author:

Roselyne de Ayala is an editor and historian specializing in historical texts. She is co-editor, with Jean-Pierre Guéno, of Brilliant Beginnings and Illustrated Letters.

Jean-Pierre Guéno is an editor at the French literary magazine Plumes and former director of cultural development for France's Bibliothèque Nationale.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N Abrams
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0810906171
• ISBN 13: 9780810906174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240