{"product_id":"poems-under-saturn-poemes-saturniens","title":"Poems Under Saturn: Poèmes Saturniens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first complete English edition of Verlaine's important first book of poems\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoems Under Saturn\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete English translation of the collection that announced Paul Verlaine (1844-1896) as a poet of promise and originality, one who would come to be regarded as one of the greatest of nineteenth-century writers. This new translation, by respected contemporary poet Karl Kirchwey, faithfully renders the collection's heady mix of classical learning and earthy sensuality in poems whose rhythm and rhyme represent one of the supreme accomplishments of French verse. Restoring frequently anthologized poems to the context in which they originally appeared, \u003ci\u003ePoems Under Saturn\u003c\/i\u003e testifies to the blazing talents for which Verlaine is celebrated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poems display precocious virtuosity, mingling the attractions of the flesh with the longings of the spirit. Greek and Hindu myth give way to intimate erotic meditations and wickedly satirical society portraits, mythological landscapes alternate with gritty narratives of mid-nineteenth century Paris, visions of happiness yield to nightmarish glimpses of deep alienation, and real and imaginary characters--including Achilles, Valmiki, Charlemagne, and Spain's baleful King Philip II--all figure as the subject matter of a supremely ambitious young poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoems Under Saturn\u003c\/i\u003e presents the extraordinary devotion and intense musicality of an artist for whom poetry remained the one true passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl Kirchwey\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of the arts and director of the Creative Writing Program at Bryn Mawr College, and, from 2010-2013, the Andrew Heiskell Arts Director at the American Academy in Rome. For many years he was director of the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center in New York City. His six books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness of This World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMount Lebanon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327178182930,"sku":"9780691144863","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ddd76d2-c10b-4062-99bc-0cc037692d63.jpg?v=1727710913","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poems-under-saturn-poemes-saturniens","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}