Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont was a French Symbolist poet, novelist, and influential critic. He was widely read in his era, and an important influence on Blaise Cendrars and Georges Bataille. The spelling Rémy de Gourmont is incorrect, albeit common.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Bazoches-au-Houlme
- Educated at
- University of Caen Normandy
- Awards
- 🏆 Saintour Prize
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"The decisive gestures in life are almost always the simplest, the most ingenuous."
"Women live entirely in the present, men much more in the future where nature is less well organized."
"Women feel and it suffices to steer them satisfactorily through life as well as to solve problems which leave men utterly helpless. It is only through feelings one can get in contact with them. There …"
"Time does not live for them, they live in the absolute. A curious creature. But then all women are curious creatures, girls above all."
"Grace from on high so opportunely purifies the petty human passions."
Works & Publications
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Timeline
1858
Born
Birth1915
Died
Death
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