{"product_id":"cull-of-april-francis-vielzs-griffin-9781955392570","title":"Cull of April","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCull of April\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCueille dʼavril\u003c\/em\u003e in French) is the first book of poetry written by Francis Vielé-Griffin (1864-1937). It was first published in 1885, when Griffin was 21 years old. Griffin was American by birth, born in Virginia. As a boy of seven or eight years old, he was sent to France to attend school; he remained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCull of April\u003c\/em\u003e is said to show influences of the Decadent school of poetry, which was in vogue at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is what Émile Goudeau says about the Decadents, in his whoʼs who of Belle Epoque poets and artists, \u003cem\u003eTen Years a Bohemian\u003c\/em\u003e: \"The newcomers rallied around master Verlaine, or chief Mallarmé, and from there come the \u003cem\u003eDecadents\u003c\/em\u003e (of which the \u003cem\u003eDeliquescents\u003c\/em\u003e are nothing but parodists), the \u003cem\u003eSymbolists\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eInstrumentalists\u003c\/em\u003e.... the word \u003cem\u003edecadent\u003c\/em\u003e implies, beyond affectation of style, a certain disorder fundamentally, a hybrid blend of old religions and refined mores; that was also what the decadents strived for; a particular sadism where Catholic incense is detected in loathsome places, and where the sanctuary has foul smells of face powder or even washbasin water.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps he was right, hereʼs a line from \"Euphonies,\" in \u003cem\u003eCull of April\u003c\/em\u003e, which would seem to corroborate: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI ramble on return from vain lassitudes, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHave we not dreamt of other beatitudes?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Vielé-Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955392579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955392570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunny Lou Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Francis Vielé-Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742700581119,"sku":"9781955392570","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cull-of-april-francis-vielzs-griffin-9781955392570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}