The 'Brockhaus-Plon edition' (1960-1962), the original text:
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This line is a bibliographic citation fragment without a complete quote.
- In plain terms
- Not a complete quote; it is a reference note.
- What can you take from it?
- This line is a reference citation, not a quotation.
Another view
Cannot interpret meaning without a quote.
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The 'Laforgue edition' (1826-1838), heavily rewritten and censored:
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