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Dissociations

Chapter 1: DISSOCIATIONS
By Remy de Gourmont
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A collection of concise, aphoristic essays that practice deliberate dissociation of ideas and sentiments, testing common pairings such as art and morality. The author offers cultural and philosophical reflections on subjects including religion as a social remedy, the psychology of jealousy, the persistence of astrology, and the social effects of age and uniform. Tone ranges from polemical to wryly observant, favoring paradox, anecdote, and sharp generalization over systematic argument. The result is a fragmented, provocative sequence that invites readers to separate familiar concepts and reconsider the assumptions that keep them conjoined.

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Title: Dissociations

Author: Remy de Gourmont

Release date: May 26, 2021 [eBook #65449]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: French

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)

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IDÉES ET SENTIMENTS DU SIÈCLE

COLLECTION D’ESSAIS
SOUS LA DIRECTION DE M. JEAN DE GOURMONT

REMY DE GOURMONT

DISSOCIATIONS

PARIS
ÉDITIONS DU SIÈCLE
16, RUE DE L’ABBÉ DE L’ÉPÉE, 16

Édition originale

L’ÉDITION ORIGINALE DE « DISSOCIATIONS » COMPREND CINQ CENTS EXEMPLAIRES NUMÉROTÉS. ELLE SE DÉCOMPOSE COMME SUIT : UN EXEMPLAIRE SUR VIEUX JAPON A LA FORME, PORTANT LE No 1 ; UN EXEMPLAIRE SUR CHINE PORTANT LE No 2 ; CINQ EXEMPLAIRES SUR MADAGASCAR LAFUMA, NUMÉROTÉS DE 3 A 7 ; DIX EXEMPLAIRES SUR HOLLANDE VAN GELDER ZONEN, NUMÉROTÉS DE 8 A 17 ; VINGT-CINQ EXEMPLAIRES SUR VERGÉ A LA FORME DES PAPETERIES D’ARCHES, NUMÉROTÉS DE 18 A 42 ; ET QUATRE CENT QUARANTE-HUIT EXEMPLAIRES SUR VÉLIN PUR FIL LAFUMA TEINTÉ, NUMÉROTÉS DE 43 A 500.

ON A TIRÉ EN PLUS DOUZE EXEMPLAIRES HORS COMMERCE : UN SUR CHINE, UN SUR MADAGASCAR ET DIX SUR VERGÉ A LA FORME DES PAPETERIES D’ARCHES, MARQUÉS AUX LETTRES DE L’ALPHABET, DE A A L.

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Ces petits épilogues, publiés entre 1910 et 1915, sont réunis ici pour la première fois.