{"product_id":"vulturnus","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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57254963970430,"sku":"NW9781939663924","price":12.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781939663924.jpg?v=1778535982","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/vulturnus","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}