
REMY DE GOURMONT
DIVERTISSEMENTS
PRÉFACE
HIÉROGLYPHES - I HIÉROGLYPHES
LES SAINTES DU PARADIS - HOMMAGE
ORAISONS MAUVAISES - I
SIMONE POÈME CHAMPÊTRE (1898) - I LES CHEVEUX
PAYSAGES SPIRITUELS - I LA DAME DE L’ÉTÉ
LE VIEUX COFFRET - I SONGE
TABLE DES MATIÈRES
The volume opens with a candid preface in which the poet explains how a casual suggestion turned into a modestly titled gathering of verses. He confesses a love for fleeting moments of hidden joy and admits that his work is less about formal perfection than about the honest sensations that surface in brief instants. Throughout, the collection presents a mosaic of moods—some light‑hearted, some contemplative—drawn from the everyday and from the quiet inner life of the writer.
Stylistically, the poems range from tightly crafted lines to more spacious, almost conversational pieces, revealing a willingness to let language breathe rather than dominate. The author often compares sight to stone, noting how a single glance can hold more poetry than elaborate construction. Listeners will sense a gentle tension between the desire to capture feeling and the acknowledgement that some of the most vivid images remain unfinished, inviting personal reflection.
Language
fr
Duration
~1 hours (71K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Release date
2021-03-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1858–1915
A sharp-minded voice of French Symbolism, he wrote with unusual freedom about art, desire, language, and the life of the mind. His essays and fiction helped shape literary debate in France around the turn of the 20th century.
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