{"product_id":"early-poetry-auguste-de-villiers-de-lisle-adam-9781955392723","title":"Early Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarly Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e by Auguste de Villiers de lʼIsle-Adam (AD 1838-1889) was first published in 1859 (as \u003cem\u003ePremières poésies\u003c\/em\u003e in French). It contains, as explained in the preface, Villiersʼ poetry written before his twentieth year: \"The author of this volume is nineteen years old. - It is... with a certain modesty that he releases these first pages.\" He need not have been so modest. The poetry is mature in execution and thought, rich in feeling and imagery; Romantic by and large, it anticipates the Decadents; it is something that a more seasoned poet would have been proud of, with the sometimes added benefit of the enthusiasm of youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poetry speaks for itself: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuse, what an admirable and rare privilege!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy instinct, she shrugged her shoulders white as snow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore all that life offers with its impure \u003c\/em\u003eennuis\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike a statue of sovereign forms, she accepted, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith a withering smile the human miseries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd sorrows of obscure days.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnguish and terrors had rocked her before: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs for solitude, she was weary of it;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur vain words, sorrows, sufferings, regrets, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrushed her without leaving any more of a trace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThan a flight of vultures leaves on the surface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOf the Ocean with its dark secrets.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- From \"Song the Third: Compassion,\" Hermosa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Auguste de Villiers de Lʼisle-Adam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1955392722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955392723\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 08\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Auguste de Villiers de L\u0026#700;isle-Adam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742700548351,"sku":"9781955392723","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-poetry-auguste-de-villiers-de-lisle-adam-9781955392723","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}