Poete Tragique: Portrait de Prospero.
Paris: Emile-Paul Freres, 1921. Limited Edition. Softcover. 1/500 copies. 8vo. 394pp. Wrappers, in glassine jacket. Forepage edge untrimmed. Printed on high quality, thick and very clean paper of "Papier de Fil Lafuma". Illustrated title page. Great work on Shakespeare, written by renowned French poet, Andre Suares (see below). Age wear and staining to binding, with tears to mylar and parts missing. Minor browning to inside. Otherwise clean and tight. In French. Very good condition. vg. Item #19302
On the author (Source: Public domain):
André Suarès (b. 1868, Marseille - d. 1948) was a French poet.
From 1912 onwards, he was one of the four "pillars" of the Nouvelle Revue Française, along with André Gide, Paul Claudel and Paul Valéry. In 1931, he contributed to a book entitled Marsiho. In this work, written in Paris, he revealed his true feelings about his hometown (Marseille). André Suarès died in 1948, aged 80.
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