BERANGER, Pierre Jean de (1780-1857).Biblio.com
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Amphigouri diabolique. Satirical pencil drawings by A. Dubouloy
18504694<p><em>Devilish Burlesque - Poetry Illustrated</em></p><p>DUBOULOY A. Amphigouri diabolique. Satirical pencil drawings based on text by Pierre-Jean de Beranger. Paris ca 1850.£3800</p><p>Oblong 4to ll. 6 225 x 300mm of pencil drawings undated ca 1825/1830; title with old repair to marginal tear not touching the illustration some light foxing and a little dust-soiled; inscription in ink on front free endpaper 'vente a Dubouloy dessiné par lui'; later half red crushed morocco over red cloth spine in compartments gilt lettering directly to spine 'Amphigouri'; with two book plates to front pastedown: M Ch. Duplomb and the exlibris of Lucienne Corneux Filloux bookplate engraved by Decaris.</p><p>Six fine original pencil drawings depicting an array of comical devilish figures involved in burlesque acts to illustrate Béranger's erotic poem Amphigouri.</p><p>Pierre-Jean de Béranger 1780 - 1857 was a prolific French poet and chansonnier who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during the period of the Restoration. He found fame with his first published collection of songs and poems in 1815 Chansons morales et autre. His material was greatly in demand in in the singing societies or 'goguettes' which sprang up during the Restoration and the July Monarchy as a means of circumventing censorship laws and the ban on political parties. He was a highly successful performer of his own songs and thus an ancestor of post war French chansonniers. He has been described as the most 'popular songwriter of all time' and 'the first superstar of French popular music' L. Portis French Frenzie. A Social History of Popular Music in France' 2004 pp. 11ff.</p><p>These six pencil drawings were produced in his lifetime and dedicated to him by the artist A. Dubuloy.</p><p>Dubouloy has deliberately given Berenger's <em>Amphigouri</em> a 'diabolical' twist and depicts his figures within the gaping mouth of the Devil. The illustrations were apparently never published.</p> n.p.
