Michel Leiris letters to Edward Burns, 1982-1988.

6 items (in 1 folder)

English

In French and English.

Gift of Edward Burns, 1998.

This material is open for research.

Michel Leiris (1901-1990) was a French author, poet, ethnographer, and art critic. He married Louise "Zette" Godon in 1926.

Autograph manuscript letter and three autograph manuscript postcards, signed, from Michel Leiris to Edward Burns. The letter discusses Leiris's dissatisfaction with the translation into English of his poems from Textes Modernes, and that he will not authorize the translation's publication. Includes a typescript photocopy of translations of Leiris's poems, titled Waves; the translations are by Danièle Lasser, Mitchel Lasser, and Carol Barko. Accompanied by a letter from Francis Bacon to Edward Burns, in which he conveys his enjoyment of meeting Leiris and his wife, Zette; his hopes to return to New York in the near future; and his completion of an unidentified triptych painting. With envelopes.

September 16, 2022

Michel Leiris Letters to Edward Burns. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Michel Leiris Letters to Edward Burns. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.