Record Number: 21212
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Poems transcribed in E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book (1943) include Stefan George's verses opening 'Du schlank und rein wie eine flamme,' and Baudelaire's 'Hymne' ('A la tres-chere, a la tres-belle'), with accompanying comment: 'The George and the Baudelaire above express, the one with studied starkness, the other with studied affectation, the masculine and feminine of the same idealism [...] Given over to habits of comfort, I feel insincere when I enjoy these poems. They are not for me or for anyone who is not prepared to sacrifice comfort.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1943 and 25 Jul 1943
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1 Jan 1879
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Hymne' ('A la tres-chere, a la tres-belle')
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsNo. VI in 'Supplement aux Fleurs du Mal,' 1929 edition of Les Fleurs du Mal, ed. Edouard Maynial
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:21212
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Philip Gardner
Title:Commonplace Book
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1985
Vol:n/a
Page:158
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book, (London, 1985), p. 158, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21212, accessed: 05 May 2024
Additional Comments:
See p.329 for source ed.'s notes on background to first publication of text, and translation.
