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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Fr 143

Rémy de Gourmont compositions for Epilogues: Reflexions sur la vie

Overview

Compositions of French critic and novelist Rémy de Gourmont.

Dates

  • Creation: 1895-1901

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in French.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.1 linear feet (1 volume)

Includes 11 autograph manuscript essays on diverse topics that were later published by Mercure de France as Epilogues: Reflexions sur la vie (1903-1913).

Biographical / Historical

Rémy de Gourmont was a French critic and novelist, who was a long-time contributor to Mercure de France publications.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

56M-17. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund; received: 1956 Sept. 19.

Title
Gourmont, Rémy de, 1858-1915. Rémy de Gourmont compositions for Epilogues: Reflexions sur la vie, 1895-1901: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01125

Repository Details

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