Alexandre DUMAS père (1802-1870).

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Alexandre DUMAS père (1802-1870).
2 autograph manuscripts, the first signed, 1 page in-8° and 2 pages in-fol. De profundis clamavi ad te, dated "31 Xbre 10 heures du soir". - Poem of four quatrains inserted in Urbain Grandier, drama in 5 acts by Dumas and Maquet [Théâtre-Historique, March 30, 1850], in the 3rd painting, scene 1, where the priest watches over Ursula's body: "I have from the depths of the abyss // Arms twisted by pain // Shouted to my sublime master // Mercy for us mercy Lord"... - Fragment of a dialogue, 57 lines, between Médora and Conrad, the lovers of Byron's Corsaire, no doubt with a view to a dramatic adaptation of the poem. [Verdi's opera dates from 1848, the ballet-pantomime of Saint-Georges and Mazillier, music by Adolphe Adam, 1856]. Here, Médora lets herself go to sleep in Conrad's arms: "Conrad with despair: Sleep... is death!..... Médora: No, death has not been so sweetly touched // My troubled mind... in new hues // Each object vaguely offers itself in turn // I have sweet memories of happiness and love"...
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