Volume 17 · Available now
Gaspard de la nuit
Annotated
The foundational prose-poem collection, with its preface, six books and Pièces détachées, supported by notes on Dijon, the fantastic and Romantic imagery.
About the work
A landmark mystery, returned to its full narrative force.
Moonlit streets, painters, alchemists and figures of legend appear in compact prose tableaux whose visual precision helped define the prose poem. The preface, six books and detached pieces are all retained.
Textual source. Complete posthumous 1842 collection with preface, six books and Pièces détachées.
What this edition adds
Care around the text,
never over it.
The complete collection
Every text remains in its documented sequence, with the original voice and structure preserved.
Context after the reading
Concise notes illuminate language, history and form without interrupting the work or anticipating its effects.
A coherent visual world
Five monochrome plates echo the material detail and atmosphere of the collection.
Accessible by design
Reflowable text, semantic navigation, descriptive links and alternative text support flexible reading.