Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

La Suisse Romande au Cap du XXe Siècle. Portrait Littéraire et Moral

Lausanne: Payot, 1966. Second edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 989, [3]pp. Original glassine over tan cloth with blue lettering on front cover and spine. 2 ribbon markers. A remarkably erudite and objective work, surveying Swiss literature and Swiss intellectual history from the Middle Ages to the present, although it devotes far more space to the 20th century. The "moral" history of Switzerland is divided into 2 nearly equal parts, Protestant and Catholic, and most of the literature, philosophy and criticism prior to the 20th century is discussed under these headings. These distinctions are somewhat obliterated in the extensive studies of modern authors such as Guy de Pourtalès, Cendrars, Cingria, and Ramuz. Particularly good chapter on theatre (Pitoëff, Delcroze, etc.). This work is profusely illustrated with 97 b/w photographic reproductions of portraits. Some age-wear on glassine with minor chipping and closed tears along edges. Previous owner's stamp on free front endpaper. Text in French. Glassine in overall good-, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Item #27428

Price: $65.00

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