Whitmaniana : réflexions d'un adepte de la morale "ouverte" /

Work consists of a translation into French of "To the maker of poems" by Whitman ("La mission du poète) followed by commentary, each chapter being devoted to a line in the poem.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maratray, R. de
Other Authors: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Format: Book
Language:French
Published: Paris : Les Ecrivains indépendants : F. Piton, dépositaire, [1934]
Series:Bibliothèque de l'aristocratie ; 47.
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Description
Summary:Work consists of a translation into French of "To the maker of poems" by Whitman ("La mission du poète) followed by commentary, each chapter being devoted to a line in the poem.
Item Description:Quote by Walt Whitman (in French) on title page and cover: "La question essentielle à poser relativement à un livre, est celle-ci : 'A-t-il fortifié aucune âme humaine?'."
"Novembre 1934."--Cover.
"Il a été tiré 400 exemplaires formant l'édition originale."
The Cushing Library/Lit./Whitman copy contains handwritten notes, "An unknown French disciple of WW," and a letter from Robert Strassburg to Roger Asselineau dated June 21, 1997.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
Related Items:Part of the Roger Asselineau Whitman Collection.