Pierre LOUŸS. Poésies nocturnes, circa 1890.... - Lot 253 - Marie-Saint Germain

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Pierre LOUŸS. Poésies nocturnes, circa 1890.... - Lot 253 - Marie-Saint Germain
Pierre LOUŸS. Poésies nocturnes, circa 1890. 123 typescripts, 27 x 21 cm. Like all the erotic work, this set was born from the chronic insomnia of the "Master" of the rue de Boulainvilliers. Pierre Louÿs slept very little. He spent most of his nights studying ancient literature. His erudition in this field was remarkable. Eager to change his mind, he sometimes abandoned Corneille and Molière for "Marthe, Marie" or "a blonde girl in a pale blue knit". Georges Serrière, his last secretary, made these typescripts directly from Louÿs's handwritten quatrains, now lost. During the second half of the 20s, they will be given in this form to Georges Briffaut (1886-1973), publisher of underground literature, for a publication that was never realized. During the 1960s, the present owner acquired them directly from Briffaut. Their publication remains to be done. After some thorough research, only one of these poems is known.
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