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Pierre-Quint, Léon. Marcel Proust: sa vie, son oeuvre and Le Comique et le Mystere chez Proust, 1921, 1927

By Meg Hixon

Collection Overview

Title: Pierre-Quint, Léon. Marcel Proust: sa vie, son oeuvre and Le Comique et le Mystere chez Proust, 1921, 1927

ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0037

Creator: Pierre-Quint, Leon (1895-1958)

Extent: 2.0 Volumes

Languages: French [fre]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of drafts of two works about French novelist Marcel Proust (1871-1922), both written by Léon Pierre-Quint (1895-1958). The first volume is a manuscript draft of Marcel Proust: sa vie, son oeuvre (dated April 1921), the first biography written for Marcel Proust. The second volume is a typescript draft of Le Comique et le Mystere chez Proust (dated December 1927). Both drafts include numerous manuscript annotations and revisions, and several additional pages of notes are laid into the front of the second volume.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions:

This collection is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs.

The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes requests for reproductions made from works in our collections, though restrictions may apply to certain materials. Please contact the library with any questions.

Acquisition Source: Donated by Jean Pierre Selz

Related Materials: Collection of Marcel Proust papers, 1870-1950 For more information please see https://i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_UIU/17ks9l7/alma99220526012205899.

Finding Aid Revision History: Revised by Meg Hixon (November 2016) and Dana Miller (December 2023).

Other Note:

Former shelfmark: MS X 845P94 BP61 1921

Former shelfmark: MS X 845P94 BP61 1926


Box and Folder Listing

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