Henri Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, Journaux Intimes [Intimate Journal]

Ian Morrison (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Jennifer Yee, University of Oxford
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1895

Places

France (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction
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The first edition of Constant’s

Journaux intimes

[Personal Diaries] appeared in 1952 and brought together under this collective title four manuscripts left unpublished by the author. He had given no titles to three of them, which editors have called respectively “

Journal abrégé

” [Summary Diary], “

Journal (1804-1805)

”, and “

Journal (1811-1816)

. The

Journal abrégé

runs from 22 January 1804 to 27 December 1807. The

Journal (1804-1805)

also starts on 22 January 1804 but ends on 7 May 1805. The

Journal (1811-1816)

goes from 15 May 1811 to 26 September 1816. The fourth manuscript, which Constant entitled

Amélie et Germaine

, runs from 6 January to 10 April 1803. The 1952 edition treats this as a diary, and includes it in the

Journaux intimes

; other editors publish it separately,…

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Citation: Morrison, Ian. "Journaux Intimes". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 February 2022 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=4288, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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