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Article and translations by Anthony Howell

The British poet and performance artist Anthony Howell published the article “Meandering through la Belle Époque” in the online journal The Fortnightly Review (August 2020), where he discusses Anna de Noailles. He has also translated thirteen poems by Noailles into English, translations that he prefers to call “versions.” […]

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Anna de Noailles collection at the Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame

The Hesburgh Libraries Rare Books Room at the University of Notre Dame, USA, now holds a large collection of books, autographed letters and photographs around Anna de Noailles and other writers in her world. Most works come with an annotated file on location. Here below, a few examples of books in the collection. […]

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Commentary on Noailles’ poem “My Writing”

On her blog, “Le sens des mots,” Aline Angousture has written a short commentary on the poem by Anna de Noailles, “J’écris,” from L’Ombre des jours (1902). See the English translation of this poem, “My Writing,” at the end of the page. Anna de Noailles, from Luc-Marie Pouech’s slideshow Save Save Save Save Save Save […]

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Anna de Noailles bust exhibited in New York

Anna de Noailles’s marble bust by Rodin exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of New York, in the collection of “Unfinished” works. Because Anna de Noailles never recognized her bust by Rodin, it is known only as “Madame X.” The first picture is taken from the exhibit’s website. The other five pictures were taken by Professor […]

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