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Aurelia & Other Writings by De Nerval, Gerard

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A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
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0 lbs
Product Group
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No
ISBN
9781878972095
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
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ISBN-10
187897209X
ISBN-13
9781878972095
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038500948

Product Key Features

Book Title
Aurelia and Other Writings
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
European / General, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Poetry, Fiction
Author
Gerard De Nerval
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Freshman
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
843.7
Synopsis
A harrowing document of a descent into madness, by France's defining poet of bohemian romanticism Aurelia is French poet and novelist Gérard de Nerval's account of his descent into madness--a condition provoked in part by his unrequited passion for an actress named Jenny Colon. One of the original self-styled "bohemians," Nerval was best known in his own day for parading a lobster on a pale blue ribbon through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and was posthumously notorious for his suicide in 1855, hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of Sheba. This hallucinatory document of dreams, obsession and insanity has fascinated artists such as Joseph Cornell, who cited passages from it to explain his own work; Antonin Artaud, who saw his own madness mirrored by Nerval's; and André Breton, who placed Nerval in the highest echelon of Surrealist heroes. Geoffrey Wagner's translation of Aurélia was first published by Grove Press in 1959, but has remained out of print for nearly 20 years. Also included in this volume are previously untranslated stories by Marc Lowenthal, and poet Robert Duncan's version of the sonnet cycle Chimeras , making this the most complete collection of Nerval's influential oeuvre ever published in English., Admired by both Proust and Breton, this nineteenth century book was also the favourite of artist Joseph Cornell. An account of the author's passion for an actress and subsequent descent into madness, AURELIA is a document of dreams, obsessions, and insanity. One of the original bohemians, Nerval was well known in his day for parading a lobster on a blue ribbon through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and for his suicide (1855), hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of Sheba., Aurelia is French poet and novelist G rard de Nerval's account of his descent into madness--a condition provoked in part by his unrequited passion for an actress named Jenny Colon. One of the original self-styled "bohemians," Nerval was best known in his own day for parading a lobster on a pale blue ribbon through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and was posthumously notorious for his suicide in 1855, hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of Sheba. This hallucinatory document of dreams, obsession and insanity has fascinated artists such as Joseph Cornell, who cited passages from it to explain his own work; Antonin Artaud, who saw his own madness mirrored by Nerval's; and Andr Breton, who placed Nerval in the highest echelon of Surrealist heroes. Geoffrey Wagner's translation of Aur lia was first published by Grove Press in 1959, but has remained out of print for nearly 20 years. Also included in this volume are previously untranslated stories by Marc Lowenthal, and poet Robert Duncan's version of the sonnet cycle Chimeras , making this the most complete collection of Nerval's influential oeuvre ever published in English., A harrowing document of a descent into madness, by France's defining poet of bohemian romanticism Aurelia is French poet and novelist G rard de Nerval's account of his descent into madness--a condition provoked in part by his unrequited passion for an actress named Jenny Colon. One of the original self-styled "bohemians," Nerval was best known in his own day for parading a lobster on a pale blue ribbon through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and was posthumously notorious for his suicide in 1855, hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of Sheba. This hallucinatory document of dreams, obsession and insanity has fascinated artists such as Joseph Cornell, who cited passages from it to explain his own work; Antonin Artaud, who saw his own madness mirrored by Nerval's; and Andr Breton, who placed Nerval in the highest echelon of Surrealist heroes. Geoffrey Wagner's translation of Aur lia was first published by Grove Press in 1959, but has remained out of print for nearly 20 years. Also included in this volume are previously untranslated stories by Marc Lowenthal, and poet Robert Duncan's version of the sonnet cycle Chimeras , making this the most complete collection of Nerval's influential oeuvre ever published in English., A harrowing document of a descent into madness, by France's defining poet of bohemian romanticism Aurelia is French poet and novelist Gérard de Nerval s account of his descent into madness a condition provoked in part by his unrequited passion for an actress named Jenny Colon. One of the original self-styled bohemians, Nerval was best known in his own day for parading a lobster on a pale blue ribbon through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and was posthumously notorious for his suicide in 1855, hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of Sheba. This hallucinatory document of dreams, obsession and insanity has fascinated artists such as Joseph Cornell, who cited passages from it to explain his own work; Antonin Artaud, who saw his own madness mirrored by Nerval s; and André Breton, who placed Nerval in the highest echelon of Surrealist heroes. Geoffrey Wagner s translation of Aurélia was first published by Grove Press in 1959, but has remained out of print for nearly 20 years. Also included in this volume are previously untranslated stories by Marc Lowenthal, and poet Robert Duncan s version of the sonnet cycle Chimeras , making this the most complete collection of Nerval s influential oeuvre ever published in English.
LC Classification Number
PQ2260.G36A8 1996

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