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Ah! Stop racing and breathless dogs...

Manuscript

Author

Author André Breton

Description

Handwritten poem by André Breton composed between 1920 and 1923.
Handwritten manuscript, sd [1920 - 1923]. ‘Ah! Stop racing and breathless dogs...’, 1 page in-4°, unpublished handwritten poem of 5 quatrains:
‘The dogs we call on spider’s legs
‘Near ponds among deer always without tears
‘At the time when the jewels in the hands of thieves
‘Bleed, where the naked arm takes the star for an axe.’ [auction catalogue, 2003]

Bibliography

- André Breton, Poèmes, Inédits II, ŒŒuvres complètes, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Tome I, Paris, Gallimard, page 603

Creation datesd [1925 - 1929] d'après le catalogue de la vente
sd [1920 - 1923] d'après Marguerite Bonnet (Pléiade I, 1988)
Bibliographical material

Ms - ink
1 page in-4°

LanguagesFrench
Library

Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet, Paris : BRT 42

Reference1728000
Breton Auction, 2003Lot 2086
Keywords,
CategoriesManuscripts, Andre Breton's Manuscripts
Set[AB's Manuscripts] Miscellaneous Manuscripts
Permanent linkhttps://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100065700