Arcane 17, le manuscrit original, édition préparée et pésentée par Henri Béhar. Etrurie taking refuge in the comfort

taking refuge in the comfort of the sixties

This period marked the peak of the spread of Mesopotamian writing and languages: the international language was Akkadian

Mémoires de l'institut Mauritanien de la recherche scientifique n°2

dedicated to artists' writings

Third printing

Arcane 17, le manuscrit original, édition préparée et pésentée par Henri Béhar. Etrurie taking refuge in the comfortIt was during his stay in Canada, in the midst of the war, in 1944, that Andr Breton wrote Arcane 17. In the Bohemian tarot, arcane 17 is the Star, a symbol of hope, freedom, and love. But it is also Elisa, the poet's companion, his only inspiration. It is to her that he dedicates this dreamlike tale. The manuscript of Arcane 17 , one of the treasures of the Jacques Doucet Literary Library, is published here for the first time. The well known text was