The Book of Masks

THE BOOK OF MASKS BY REMY DE GOURMONT A collection of pieces exploring artistic figures from the renowned French author and critic Remy de Gourmont (1858-1915), best-known for books such as Le Probleme du Style, The Book of Masks, Mystical Latin and Decadence and Other Essays On the Culture of Ideas. De Gourmont was associated with many of the leading literary figures of the late 19th century era, including J.-K. Huysmans, Octave Mirabeau, Arthur Symons, and Alfred Jarry. In The Book of Masks, Remy De Gourmont considers figures such as Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Maeterlinck, Gide, Mallarmé, Huysmans, Louys, and Verlaine. Includes a gallery of illustrations of writers and artists. 184pp. www.crmoon.com