{"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","brand":"Wakefield Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648631476498,"sku":"9781939663924","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_868dc378-94e4-44e2-a88f-e1bc083b3936.jpg?v=1733246006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vulturnus-9781939663924","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}