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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“Anna de Noailles perdue et retrouvée,” conference paper, Buzau, 28 April 2015

At the conference “Ces Roumains formidables de la culture française,” which will take place in Buzau, Romania, 28 April 2015, Catherine Perry will present a paper entitled “Anna de Noailles perdue et retrouvée,” which will celebrate the poet’s work and her Romanian heritage. More information on the conference website. […]

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Poem by Lionel, dedicated to Anna de Noailles

Site “Poésies de mon coeur” À Anna de Noailles, poétesse (1876-1933) Respectueusement. Anna de Brancovan, comtesse de Noailles, Vous avez dit l’amour, la vie, la mort indue… Je vous ai lue souvent ; s’il faut, vaille que vaille, Que je m’exile un jour sur une île perdue, Je prendrai avec moi mon âme véritable, Bien […]

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Concert dedicated to Anna de Noailles, March 16th, 2014

Aurélie Loilier, soprano Axia Marinescu, pianiste l’Oiseleur, baryton Naoko Nakatani, violoniste Delphine André, comédienne mélodies de : Joseph Béesau, Marcel Delannoy, Henri Dutilleux, Patrick Loiseleur, Armand Marquiset, Camille Saint-Saens, Jacques de la Presle, Patrick de Laurière, Louis Vierne Halles Saint-Pierre, 75018 Paris dimanche 16 mars à 19h prix des places : 10€ et 8€ réservations : 01 […]

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Publication of an essay on Noailles and Rilke

Publication of an essay: Catherine Perry, “Anna de Noailles et Rilke: Des Affinités électives?”Rainer Maria Rilke. Inventaire – Ouvertures. Ed. Michel Itty and Silke Schauder. Coll. Littératures de langue allemande. Villeneuve d’Ascq, France: Presses Universitaires du Septentrion, et Centre Culturel International de Cerisy-la-Salle. 2013. 201-16. […]

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Poem “Le Port de Palerme” analyzed by adolescents

Visit the blog of French Professor Bruno Rigolt, where he offers several lovely and detailed readings, by adolescent students, of Anna de Noailles’ poem “Le Port de Palerme” (in Les Vivants et les morts, 1913). I am sure many of us would like our college students of French to write so well about poetry! My […]

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