{"product_id":"sabbat-9781645251101","title":"Sabbat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSabbat\u003c\/em\u003e, by Hélène Picard (1873-1945), first published in 1923, is one of the most forthright contributions to the rich French tradition of \"literary Satanism.\" It was issued as part of a \"Collection Colette,\" and is dedicated to Colette, who also provided the preface, the brief text of which implies strongly that the book was commissioned by her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeing Satan emerging from a poppy and accepting him as her poetic savior, Picard sets forth in this series of interlocked prose-poems to unpack the notion of Satanism and specify its real implications, with a surreal flamboyance that is typically \"decadent\" and which Baudelaire would surely have understood and approved of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough exceedingly obscure, \u003cem\u003eSabbat\u003c\/em\u003e, here presented for the first time in English, in a fine translation by Brian Stableford, is a very intriguing work, of considerable importance as a late addition to the canon of Decadent literature, which deserves to be much more widely read and appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Snuggly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521491538194,"sku":"9781645251101","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d235da16-1163-4d6c-838b-08c2de5cb56c.jpg?v=1731105463","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sabbat-9781645251101","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}