Aurélia and Other Writings

by Gérard de Nerval

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Admired by both Proust and Breton, this nineteenth century book was also the favourite of artist Joseph Cornell. An account of the author's passion for an actress and subsequent descent into madness, AURELIA is a document of dreams, obsessions, and insanity. One of the original bohemians, Nerval was well known in his day for parading a lobster on a blue ribbon through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and for his suicide (1855), hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of Sheba.… (more)

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These writings drew me in ways I still can't understand. Each one seemed precious. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Nerval, Gérard de	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Duncan, Robert	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lowenthal, Marc	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wagner, Geoffrey	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Our dreams are a second life. I have never been able to penetrate without a shudder those ivory or horned gates which separate us from the invisible world.

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Admired by both Proust and Breton, this nineteenth century book was also the favourite of artist Joseph Cornell. An account of the author's passion for an actress and subsequent descent into madness, AURELIA is a document of dreams, obsessions, and insanity. One of the original bohemians, Nerval was well known in his day for parading a lobster on a blue ribbon through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and for his suicide (1855), hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of Sheba.

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