{"product_id":"9781939663924-vulturnus","title":"Fargue Leon - Paul - Vulturnus - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: Nearly 100 years later a landmark post - Symbolist poem receives its first English translation When published in 1928, Vulturnus represented a new direction in L on - Paul Fargue's writing: a shift from the lyrical post - Symbolist melancholy of his early poetry to something more grandiose dynamic and cosmic. This long prose poem weaves together philosophical dialogue metaphysical meditation and mournful reminiscence delivered in a language that spirals into scientific terminology and Rabelaisian neologism. Jolted into a nightmare aboard a long - distance train journey the author finds himself on a voyage that takes him from his hometown to other existences accompanied by the fanfare of the planets and two companions Pierre Pellegrin and Joseph Ausudre who guide him to a terrestrial paradise in quest of a moment of eternity. This first English translation finally introduces an essential yet underrecognized 20th - century voice and includes an essay on the text by Ren Daumal who declares that Vulturnus suffocates me with its obviousness I see behind Fargue the great frame of Doctor Faustroll. L on - Paul Fargue (1876 1947) was a French Symbolist poet and essayist. He was a preeminent figure of the Parisian art scene and counted Marcel Proust and Maurice Ravel among his friends. Walter Benjamin called him the greatest living poet in France.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Vulturnus\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Fargue Leon - Paul\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Wakefield Press\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781939663924\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 88 Pages, 1 Illustrations, Unspecified\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 3\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Modern \u0026amp; Contemporary Fiction","brand":"Fargue Leon - Paul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49626759364913,"sku":"IN-G-9781939663924","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781939663924.jpg?v=1724952721","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781939663924-vulturnus","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}