LAMARTINE Alphonse de Complete Works, First Edition with Autographed Letter, 1849

  
LAMARTINE Alphonse de - Complete Works, first edition accompanied by an autograph letter from the author, 1849, half red leather with corners. Paris, Editions Hachette et Cie, Imprimerie de Claye, 7 rue Saint-Benoît.

This is the first volume of the original edition of Lamartine's Complete Works, illustrated with two out-of-text black and white compositions. An autobiographical letter signed by Lamartine and dated 1849.

On the intellectual goodwill relationship between the author and the reader, which accompanies and enriches the edition: “The relationship of intellectual goodwill. That usually establishes itself between the writer and the reader.

” Lamartine's political career ends quickly with the rise to power of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, future Napoleon III, against whom he loses the presidential elections. The Complete Works contain 5 of Lamartine's main and oldest works: The Death of Socrates, Song of the Sacre, The Fall of the Rhine at Laufen, and The Last Song of Harold's Pilgrimage. Lamartine's "Poetic Meditations" is a collection of poems that marks a major turning point in French poetry, inaugurating the Romantic movement. Through these poems, Lamartine expresses personal feelings such as melancholy, nostalgia, and the quest for the infinite, often inspired by his own experiences, notably his lost love for Julie Charles, immortalized in the famous poem "The Lake.

" These poems are characterized by an exaltation of nature, which becomes the mirror of the poet's inner emotions. Lamartine explores universal themes such as the passage of time, death, and the aspiration for spiritual communion with the universe.

Half red leather binding with corners. Spine with raised bands, author and title stamped in gold. Interior in good condition with sporadic foxing. For the complete list of my books for sale, additional information, or to make an offer, please refer to the last photo of this listing to contact me directly.