Évariste Parny - Œuvres complètes d'Évariste Parny - 1831

A beautiful three-volume set of this edition that gathers the complete poetic and literary works of this 18th-century author, offering a comprehensive view of his oeuvre marked by great lyrical sensitivity, formal elegance and a often melancholic and ironic tone -

Across his various texts, notably his elegies, erotic poetry and more satirical pieces, Parny explores themes of love, desire, the passage of time and disillusion, adopting a fluid and accessible style that contrasts with some more rigid forms of classical poetry -

His elegies, particularly famous, convey an honest expression of romantic feelings, oscillating between passion, suffering and nostalgia, while his works inspired by exotic influences, shaped by his stays on the islands, introduce new settings and imaginaries into French literature -

Furthermore, some of his compositions bear witness to a critical and sometimes irreverent spirit, especially in his philosophic or anti-clerical texts, which reflect the intellectual tensions of his era -

Évariste Parny - Complete Works of Évariste Parny - 1831 - Volumes I, II and III - Les Marchands de Nouveautés -
214 + 183 + 196 pages -

Very good condition of bindings, works in their brown half-leather of the period, marbled boards, light signs of wear, gilded edges, smooth spines nicely adorned, titling, volumes and date gilded, good condition of boards and spine -

Good interior condition, some stains, beautiful vignette on the title page, fine portrait in the frontispiece of the first volume, marbled endpapers in good condition, a beautiful set -

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