René Daumal
René Daumal, born March 16, 1908 in Boulzicourt, in the Ardennes, and died May 21, 1944 in Paris, is a French poet, critic, essayist, Indianist, writer and playwright.
Resources
René Daumal – A Life, a Work: The crossing of appearances (France Culture, 1992)
"Surprised by the night": Recognition to René Daumal
René Daumal - The last words of the poet
Roger Gilbert-Lecomte - “You are screwed, poet! » (letter to René Daumal)
What is The Great Game? - France Culture, 2000
The Great Game, between illusion and lucidity
Appeal for air - The Great Game: The slopes of Reims - France Culture, 2015
Resources René Daumal - André Breton site
Resources René Daumal — Mélusine site
Works available on Gallica
- La Grande Beuverie, Paris, 1939.
Correspondance : René Daumal & Jean Paulhan, 1930-1936
See also, by Jean Paulhan :
Mention of René Daumal in a text about Paulhan constellation :
- Esquisse d'un double portrait de Léon Pierre-Quint et de Jean Paulhan en maîtres de jeu de Bernard Baillaud
Bibliography of texts published in the NRF
The texts below, published in La Nouvelle Revue Française, are grouped into four main sets: texts by René Daumal, notes and columns by the author, texts about the author, and, when available, translations by the author.
Texts by René Daumal
- Poèmes, 1931-03-01
- Sur la musique hindoue, 1932-06-01
- Le non-dualisme de Spinoza ou La dynamite philosophique, 1934-05-01
- Poèmes, 1954-08-01
- Lettres, 1957-02-01
Notes by René Daumal
These texts by René Daumal may include reading notes, mood notes, performance reviews, miscellaneous pieces, or previously unpublished texts. They appeared in NRF sections such as Chronique des romans, L'air du mois, Le temps comme il passe, etc., or in tribute issues.
- À la Néante, 1933-02-01, Revue des revues
- Jaques-Dalcroze, éducateur, 1934-04-01, Notes : les arts
- Œuvres complètes de Rabelais (La Pléiade, N. R. F.), 1934-06-01, Revue des livres
- Pour la poésie, par Jean Cassou (Corrêa), 1935-05-01, Notes : la critique
- La mythologie primitive, par L. Lévy-Bruhl (Alcan), 1935-05-01, Notes : sociologie
- Fables de mon jardin, par Georges Duhamel (Mercure de France), 1936-05-01, Notes : essais et fantaisies
- Histoire de la civilisation africaine, par Léo Frobenius (Éditions de la N. R. F.), 1936-09-01, Notes : sciences sociales
- Hermès, 1937-10-01, Les revues
- Scènes de Faust, par le Goetheanum, 1937-12-01, Notes : le théâtre
- Encyclopédie française, V, 1938-02-01, Notes : sciences naturelles
Texts about René Daumal
These texts may include thematic studies about the author, correspondence, reading notes on works by or about the author, interviews conducted by the author, or works edited by the author.
- Le contre-ciel, par René Daumal (Bibliothèque Doucet), by A. Rolland de Renéville, 1937-03-01, Notes : littérature générale
- Chaque fois que l'aube paraît, par René Daumal (Gallimard), by Georges Perros, 1953-09-01, Notes : la littérature
- À propos de Gurdjieff et de René Daumal, by Véra Daumal, 1954-10-01, Notes : la littérature
- Poésie noire, Poésie blanche, par René Daumal (Gallimard), by Jean Grosjean, 1955-02-01, Notes : la poésie
- Roger Gilbert-Lecomte, René Daumal, Roger Vailland et Robert Meyrat..., by Véra Daumal, 1957-02-01, articles
Chronological distribution of texts published in the NRF (1908-1968)
This chart shows the chronological distribution of texts across the four categories defined above: Texts, Notes, Translations, and Texts about the author.
Bibliography of texts published in the journal Commerce
The texts below, published in the journal Commerce, are grouped into two sets: texts by René Daumal and texts translated by the author.
Texts by René Daumal
Bibliography of texts published in the journal Mesures
The texts below, published in the journal Mesures, are grouped into two sets: texts by René Daumal and texts translated by the author.
Texts by René Daumal
- La vie des Basiles, 15 juillet 1935 [188 p.]
- Les pouvoirs de la parole dans la poétique indoue, 15 avril 1938 [184 p.]
- Le Mont Analogue, 15 janvier 1940 [176 p.]
Translated texts by René Daumal
- Bharatta, L’origine du théâtre (commenté par René Daumal), 15 octobre 1935 [188 p.]
Bibliography of texts published in Les Cahiers de la Pleiade
The texts below, published in Les Cahiers de la Pleiade, are grouped into three sets: texts by René Daumal, texts translated by the author, and texts about the author.