A. Catulle Mendès Autographed Letter Signed to A. Vitu Critical Article 1881

  
Catulle Mendès - Thanks for a critical article - Autographed letter signed to the writer and journalist Auguste Vitu - 2 pages - 1881. French novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, and literary critic. Autographed letter signed by Catulle Mendès, addressed to the writer and journalist Auguste Vitu, undated. Written in black ink on a double sheet of watermarked laid paper. In this letter, the poet thanks his colleague for a critical article that impressed him, highlighting his taste for serious analyses, mixing approvals and disagreements, far from any complacency: My dear Mr. You dedicated to me the article that pleases serious artists above all. The article that discusses, approves, disapproves, has no complacency.

I thank you for the critiques as much as for the praises, and the article is very beautiful. As for the word from the battlefield, it is absolutely mine, and I cherish it since the glorious epithet you honored it with.

All the recognition of your literary piece, a reflection of the importance of relationships between authors and critics in the intellectual life of the late 19th century. Dimensions: 11 x 17.2 cm. Condition: Good state of preservation. See photos for more details. Number of pages: 2 pages.

Abraham Catulle Mendès, born May 21, 1841, in Bordeaux and died February 8, 1909, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was a French novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, and literary critic. Auguste-Charles-Joseph Vitu, born in Meudon on October 7, 1823, and died in Paris on August 5, 1891, was a French writer and journalist.

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