Charles Baudelaire Se Complaining Of La Way Dont Its to The Sont Treated

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Charles Baudelaire Se Complaining Of La Way Dont Its to The Sont Treated:
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Charles Baudelaire complains about the way his verses are treatedCharles Baudelaire complains about the way his verses are treated

Document type : signed autograph letter

Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 1 - Size: In-4

Place : [Paris]

Date : [December 20, 1859]

RECIPIENT : Casimir (Carlos) of Rode

State : the ink has eroded the paper in places (not serious), small repaired tears.

Letter from Baudelaire (signed “CB”) addressed to the director of the International Review, Casimir de Rode, in Geneva.

He complains about the lightness with which his verses are treated in this Geneva journal which had just published, with numerous errors, Baudelaire's translation of Edgar Allan Poe's Eureka.

« – Today 20, I do not yet have the number of 5

– So, this time again I will have no trials.

“I assure you that you will end up dishonouring me. Not only does philosophy need absolute correction; but all printers alter verses. In one of your numbers I counted, in quick succession, several that were completely wrong. Good for you. CB

I still had worms, but, my faith! It scares me too much.

I will have

In any case, whether you wish or alter anything, or not to send proofs, I believe it would be better not to print them. »

Mention of Casimir de Rode at the bottom of the Letter: “Are we going to the cantonal hospital this morning? And at what time? Casimir”.

Letter published in the Correspondance de la Pléiade (volume 1, page 642)

Former Armand Godoy collection (n°38)

Envelope and autograph with postmark.Charles Baudelaire (Paris, 1821/1867)French poet.

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Letter from Baudelaire (signed “CB”) addressed to the director of the International Review, Casimir de Rode, in Geneva. He complains about the lightness with which his verses are treated in this Geneva journal which had just published, with numerous errors, Baudelaire's translation of Edgar Allan Poe's Eureka. “I assure you that you will end up dishonouring me. Not only does philosophy need absolute correction; but all printers alter verses. In one of your numbers I counted, in quick succession, several that were completely wrong. Good for you. CB In any case, whether you wish or alter anything, or not to send proofs, I believe it would be better not to print them. » Mention of Casimir de Rode at the bottom of the Letter: “Are we going to the cantonal hospital this morning? And at what tim