Call Number:

C0794

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.2 linear feet

Language:

French

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Stuart Merrill Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1895-1915 (inclusive) and 1900-1911 (bulk)

Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Merrill, Stuart, 1863-1915

Form:

Correspondence and Manuscripts.

Abstract:

Consists of letters and a poetry manuscript of the American poet, translator and bohemian Stuart Merrill (1863-1915).

Stuart Merrill was born in 1863 near New York. In his early childhood his parents took him to Paris, where he remained for most of his life. Merrill was closely associated with the Symbolist movement, in which he largely experimented in versification and in the orchestration of verse. He used French for most of his writing. Les Gammes (1887) and Les Fastes (1891) show the influence of Wilde, the Pre-Raphaelite school, and William Morris's socialism. He died in the year 1915.

The collection consists primarily of 67 letters by Merrill to Thomas Brown Rudmose-Brown, a friend and the author of French Literary Studies (1917), which contains a chapter about Merrill concerning the Symbolist movement. Also included are 15 letters to Gabriel Mourey, an art critic; three letters to Jean Moréas, a fellow supporter of the Symbolist movement; and two letters to Alfred Mortier, a literary critic and author. Also present is an undated autograph manuscript of a poem by Merrill entitled "Le Vrai Temple," a small selection of miscellaneous material, and a letter by Merrill to an unknown recipient.

The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed and AMsS = autograph manuscript signed

The collection has been arranged alphabetically by author or letter recipient.