Calligrammes
Calligrammes is a collection of poems by Guillaume Apollinaire, first published by the Mercure de France on 15 April 1918. Subtitled Poems of Peace and War 1913 to 1916, it arranges words into pictures on the page; the first edition has a Picasso portrait of the poet as frontispiece.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Mercure de France, 1918
- First published
- Mercure de France, 1918
The first edition of Calligrammes by Guillaume Apollinaire was published in Paris by Mercure de France in 1918. We track 2 editions.
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- 32 on Open Library, 5 in English
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- Articles in 13 languages
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- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
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Who published the first edition of Calligrammes?
The first edition of Calligrammes by Guillaume Apollinaire was published in Paris by Mercure de France in 1918.
How many editions of Calligrammes are there?
We track 2 editions of Calligrammes, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Can I read Calligrammes for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- Calligrammes, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Calligrammes, Wikipédia (French) (fr.wikipedia.org)
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