Tchemerzine-Scheler, II, 106 ; Jean Paul Barbier, Ma biblioth\u00e8que po\u00e9tique, IV, pp. 312-324, n\u00b0 53 ; Viollet-le-Duc, p. 331 ; Philippe Desan (dir.), Dictionnaire de Michel de Montaigne, pp. 146-147; Bibliotheca Desaniana, 6.<\/i><\/p>\n
First edition of this rare collection of poetry. The Bordeaux poet Pierre de Brach (1547-1604), a friend of Michel de Montaigne, Jacques Pelletier du Mans and Guillaume du Bartas, was a lawyer in his home town. In addition to these Po\u00e8mes<\/i>, he was responsible for two adaptations of Torquato Tasso: the Aminta<\/i>, followed by an imitation of Ariosto, and four songs from the Jerusalem Delivered<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The first of the three books that make up the collection is entitled l’Aim\u00e9e<\/i>: inspired by Ronsardian and neo-Petrarchan influences, it is dedicated to the author’s wife, Anne de Perrot, who died prematurely in 1588. The second book contains the Hymne de Bourdeaux<\/i> – a long poem dedicated to Ronsard on the origins of the town, its antiquities and its famous men – the Monomachie de David et de Goliath<\/i>, and an Ode sur la paix<\/i>. The third book contains Meslanges<\/i>, including a Voyage en Gascogne<\/i>, written in the company of Du Bartas,”o\u00f9 de Brach donne l’essor \u00e0 son talent descriptif tr\u00e8s distingu\u00e9”, caract\u00e9ristique de cet “\u00e9crivain correct, un versificateur \u00e9l\u00e9gant et harmonieux, bien sup\u00e9rieur sous ce rapport \u00e0 tous les po\u00ebtes ses contemporains” (Viollet-le-Duc).<\/p>\n
“Le long po\u00e8me d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 Montaigne [Combat de David et de Goliath] est lui-m\u00eame pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 d’une importante pi\u00e8ce de d\u00e9dicace adress\u00e9e au futur auteur des Essais… Notons que Montaigne n’a encore rien publi\u00e9 sous son nom \u00e0 cette date et qu’il n’occupe pas encore de fonction politique. L’amiti\u00e9 de Pierre de Brach et de Montaigne, bien que diff\u00e9rente de celle entre Montaigne et La Bo\u00e9tie, restera durable et constante pendant plus de vingt ans. C’est peut-\u00eatre sous la recommandation de Pierre de Brach que Montaigne d\u00e9cida d’imprimer lui aussi ses premiers \u00e9crits chez Simon Millanges. C’est \u00e9galement en compagnie de Pierre de Brach que Montaigne se rendra \u00e0 Paris en 1588 pour faire imprimer la troisi\u00e8me \u00e9dition des Essais avec un nouveau livre et de nombreuses additions au texte de 1580” (Desan). L’amiti\u00e9 entre Pierre de Brach et Montaigne est bien document\u00e9e. Le po\u00e8te bordelais a suivi de pr\u00e8s l’\u00e9laboration de l\u2019\u00e9dition des Essais de 1588. Quant \u00e0 l’\u00e9dition posthume donn\u00e9e en 1595 par Mlle de Gournay, il en est l’un des principaux inspirateurs, ayant \u00e9tabli lui-m\u00eame une copie du “troisi\u00e8me exemplaire” corrig\u00e9, confi\u00e9e en 1594 \u00e0 Marie de Gournay (see M. Magnien, in : Dictionnaire de Michel de Montaigne, loc. cit.).<\/p>\n
The book is illustrated with a woodcut-portrait of the author by Thomas de Leu.<\/p>\n
Throroughly washed and recased.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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