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Paul Fort - Chansons Pour Me Consoler D&Apos;Etre Heureux

Title: Chansons Pour Me Consoler D&Apos;Etre Heureux
Description: Paris, Eugene Figuiere, 1913. Fine Binding. A copy of French poet Paul Fort's Chansons - Pour Me Consoler D'etre Heureux in a handsome calf binding. Paul Fort (1872 — 1960) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. At the age of 18, reacting against the Naturalistic theatre, Fort founded the Theatre d"Art (1890 – 93). He also founded and edited the literary reviews Livre d'Art with Alfred Jarry and Vers et Prose (1905 – 14) with poet Guillaume Apollinaire, which published the work of Paul Valéry and other important Symbolist writers. Fort is notable for his enormous volume of poetry, having published more than thirty volumes of ballads and, according to Amy Lowell for creating the polyphonic prose form in his 'Ballades francaises&apos. Rebound in a half-morocco binding with gilt lettering to spine. Externally generally smart with some wear to the rear board and spine. Hinges tender but generally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Binder's stamp to front free-endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Paul Fort Poetry French Chansons Poetry None

Price: GBP 80.00 = appr. US$ 114.24 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: FGN10-D-3

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