Imaginary Lives (original French title: Vies imaginaires) is a collection of twenty-two semi-biographical short stories by Marcel Schwob, first published in book form in 1896. Mixing known and fantastical elements, it was one of the first works in the genre of biographical fiction. The book is an acknowledged influence in Jorge Luis Borges's first book A Universal History of Infamy (1935). Borges also translated the last story "Burke and Hare, Assassins" into Spanish.[1]
Imaginary Lives
The cover image of the original 1896 edition of Vies imaginaires (Imaginary Lives)
1924, 1952 (paperback, Avon), 2018 (New translation).
Media type
Print
Most chapters had been published individually in the newspaper Le Journal between 1894 and 1895. For the collected edition he substituted "Vie de Morphiel, démiurge" with "Matoaka", which had appeared in 1893 in L'Echo de Paris and that he renamed "Pocahontas, princesse".[2] The story "Lilith" about painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti was provably the first one that he wrote in the genre of biographical fiction. It had already been collected in 1891 in the book Coeur double, and perhaps that is the reason it was not included in Imaginary Lives.
Originally translated into English in 1924 by Lorimer Hammond, Imaginary Lives was published in a new translation by Chris Clarke (Wakefield Press, 2018), a translation which was awarded the 2019 French-American Foundation Translation Prize for Fiction.
^The King in the Golden Mask and Other Writings / by Marcel Schwob; selected, translated, and introduced by Iain White. Manchester : Carcanet New Press, 1982. pp. 9-13
^Schwob, Marcel. Chroniques. Geneve: DROZ, 1981. p. 204
^Audollent, Auguste. Defixionum tabellae quotquot innotuerunt tam in Graecis orientatis quam in totius occidentis partibus praeter Atticas in corpore inscriptiomum edita, Paris: Alberti Fontemoig, 1904. Tablet 270
^Cholet is a character from Le Testament and Le Lais by François Villon; Katherine the Lacemaker was provably inspired by Katherine the Purse-seller. Villon, François. The Poems of François Villon. Hanover: University Press of New England, 1965.p.62, 224
^Tanon, L. Histoire des Justices des Anciennes Églises et Communautés Monastiques de Paris, Paris: Libraires-Éditeurs, 1883
SourcesEdit
Allain, Patrice. et al. Marcel Schwob: L’Homme au masque d’or. Nantes: Gallimard, 2006. Catalog of a major exhibition on Schwob at the Municipal Library of Nantes.
Borges, Jorge Luis. Miscelánea. Barcelona: Random House Mondadori, 2011.
González-Rivas Fernández, Ana, Francisco García Jurado, "Death and Love in Poe's and Schwob's Readings of the Classics". CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture 10.4. 2000, pp. 5–8 link to essay
Goudemare, Sylvain. Marcel Schwob ou les vies imaginaires. Paris: Le Cherche Midi, 2000.
Jefferson, Ann. Biography and the Question of Literature in France. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. pp. 200–214
Schwob, Marcel. Imaginary Lives, tr. Lorimer Hammond. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924.
Schwob, Marcel. Imaginary Lives, tr. Harry G. Hives. Wakefield, N.H: Longwood Academic, 1991.
Schwob, Marcel. The King in the Golden Mask and other writings, tr. Iain White. Manchester: Carcanet New Press Limited, 1982.
Schwob, Marcel.Oeuvres. Paris; Les Belles Lettres, 2002.
Villon, François. The Poems of François Villon Hanover, University Press of New England, 1965
Zieger, Robert. Asymptote: An Approach to Decadent Fiction. New York: Edition Rodolpi B. V. 2009
October 21, 2023
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Imaginary Lives original French title Vies imaginaires is a collection of twenty two semi biographical short stories by Marcel Schwob first published in book form in 1896 Mixing known and fantastical elements it was one of the first works in the genre of biographical fiction The book is an acknowledged influence in Jorge Luis Borges s first book A Universal History of Infamy 1935 Borges also translated the last story Burke and Hare Assassins into Spanish 1 Imaginary LivesThe cover image of the original 1896 edition of Vies imaginaires Imaginary Lives AuthorMarcel SchwobOriginal titleVies imaginairesTranslatorLorimer Hammond Chris Clarke CountryFranceLanguageFrenchPublisherBibliotheque Charpentier 1896 Publication date1896Published in English1924 1952 paperback Avon 2018 New translation Media typePrintMost chapters had been published individually in the newspaper Le Journal between 1894 and 1895 For the collected edition he substituted Vie de Morphiel demiurge with Matoaka which had appeared in 1893 in L Echo de Paris and that he renamed Pocahontas princesse 2 The story Lilith about painter and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti was provably the first one that he wrote in the genre of biographical fiction It had already been collected in 1891 in the book Coeur double and perhaps that is the reason it was not included in Imaginary Lives Originally translated into English in 1924 by Lorimer Hammond Imaginary Lives was published in a new translation by Chris Clarke Wakefield Press 2018 a translation which was awarded the 2019 French American Foundation Translation Prize for Fiction Contents EditOriginal title Title in English Protagonists Empedocle Dieu suppose Empedocles Supposed God Empedocles Erostrate Incendiaire Erostate Incendiary Herostratus Crates Cynique Crates Cynic Crates of Thebes Septima Incantatrice Septima Enchantress Septima and other characters from a curse tablet 3 Lucrece Poete Lucretius Poet Lucretius Clodia Matronne impudique Clodia Immodest Matron Clodia Petrone Romancier Petronius Novelist Petronius Sufrah Geomancien Sufrah Geomancer Sorcerer from the story of Aladdin Frate Dolcino Heretique Fra Dolcino Heretic Fra Dolcino Cecco Angiolieri Poete haineux Cecco Angiolieri Hateful Poet Cecco Angiolieri Paolo Uccello Peintre Paolo Uccello Painter Paolo Ucello Nicolas Loyseleur Juge Nicolas Loyseleur Judge One of the judges of Joan of Arc Katherine la Dentelliere Fille amoureuse Katherine the Lacemaker Girl of the Streets Fictional lover of Casin Cholet 4 Alain le Gentil Soldat Alain the Gentle Soldier Characters from the criminal registry of Saint Martin des Champs 5 Gabriel Spenser Acteur Gabriel Spenser Actor Gabriel Spenser Pocahontas Princesse Pocahontas Princess Pocahontas Cyril Tourneur Poete tragique Cyril Tourneur Tragic Poet Cyril Tourneur William Phips Pecheur de tresors William Phips Treasure Hunter William Phips Le Capitaine Kid Pirate Captain Kidd Pirate William Kidd Walter Kennedy Pirate illettre Walter Kennedy Illiterate Pirate Walter Kennedy Le Major Stede Bonnet Pirate par humeur Major Stede Bonnet Pirate by Fancy Stede Bonnet MM Burke et Hare Assassins Mr Burke and Mr Hare Assassins Burke and HareReferences Edit The King in the Golden Mask and Other Writings by Marcel Schwob selected translated and introduced by Iain White Manchester Carcanet New Press 1982 pp 9 13 Schwob Marcel Chroniques Geneve DROZ 1981 p 204 Audollent Auguste Defixionum tabellae quotquot innotuerunt tam in Graecis orientatis quam in totius occidentis partibus praeter Atticas in corpore inscriptiomum edita Paris Alberti Fontemoig 1904 Tablet 270 Cholet is a character from Le Testament and Le Lais by Francois Villon Katherine the Lacemaker was provably inspired by Katherine the Purse seller Villon Francois The Poems of Francois Villon Hanover University Press of New England 1965 p 62 224 Tanon L Histoire des Justices des Anciennes Eglises et Communautes Monastiques de Paris Paris Libraires Editeurs 1883Sources EditAllain Patrice et al Marcel Schwob L Homme au masque d or Nantes Gallimard 2006 Catalog of a major exhibition on Schwob at the Municipal Library of Nantes Borges Jorge Luis Miscelanea Barcelona Random House Mondadori 2011 Gonzalez Rivas Fernandez Ana Francisco Garcia Jurado Death and Love in Poe s and Schwob s Readings of the Classics CLCWeb Comparative Literature and Culture 10 4 2000 pp 5 8 link to essay Goudemare Sylvain Marcel Schwob ou les vies imaginaires Paris Le Cherche Midi 2000 Jefferson Ann Biography and the Question of Literature in France Oxford Oxford University Press 2007 pp 200 214 Schwob Marcel Imaginary Lives tr Lorimer Hammond New York Boni and Liveright 1924 Schwob Marcel Imaginary Lives tr Harry G Hives Wakefield N H Longwood Academic 1991 Schwob Marcel The King in the Golden Mask and other writings tr Iain White Manchester Carcanet New Press Limited 1982 Schwob Marcel Oeuvres Paris Les Belles Lettres 2002 Villon Francois The Poems of Francois Villon Hanover University Press of New England 1965 Zieger Robert Asymptote An Approach to Decadent Fiction New York Edition Rodolpi B V 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Imaginary Lives amp oldid 1165862708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
