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Vulturnus
Léon-Paul Fargue
- D.A.P.
- by Léon-Paul Fargue, Terry Bradford, René Daumal
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Publisher | D.A.P. |
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ISBN | 9781939663924 |
Author(s) | Léon-Paul Fargue, Terry Bradford, René Daumal |
Publication date | April 2024 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 177 x 114 mm |
Illustrations | 1 bw.ill. |
Pages | 88 |
Language(s) | English ed. |
Description
Nearly 100 years later, a landmark post-Symbolist poem receives its first English translation.
When published in 1928, Vulturnus 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 "Vulturnus suffocates me with its obviousness … I see behind Fargue the great frame of Doctor Faustroll."
Léon-Paul Fargue (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."
Vulturnus