{"product_id":"vulturnus-9781939663924","title":"Vulturnus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNearly 100 years later, a landmark post-Symbolist poem receives its first English translation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen published in 1928, \u003ci\u003eVulturnus\u003c\/i\u003e represented a new direction in Léon-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 René Daumal, who declares that \"\u003ci\u003eVulturnus\u003c\/i\u003e suffocates me with its obviousness ... I see behind Fargue the great frame of Doctor Faustroll.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLéon-Paul Fargue\u003c\/b\u003e (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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leon-Paul Fargue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wakefield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939663924","brand":"Wakefield Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43169263059059,"sku":"9.78194E+12","price":16.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0c03846d-2f89-49f1-91c7-22245631f807.jpg?v=1751462754","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/vulturnus-9781939663924","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}