{"product_id":"mirror-of-the-marvelous-pierre-mabille-9781620557334","title":"Mirror of the Marvelous: The Surrealist Reimagining of Myth","description":"A surrealist exploration of the marvelous in ancient, classic, and modern works from around the world \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Long considered one of the most significant and original books to have come out of the surrealist movement \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Reveals the \"marvelous\" in works from William Blake, Edgar Allen Poe, William Shakespeare, Chr tien de Troyes, and Arthur Rimbaud; legends and folktales from around the world; classics from Ovid, Plato, and Apuleius; Masonic ritual texts, Mesopotamia's \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePopol-Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, Lewis Caroll's \u003ci\u003eAlice through the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, Solomon's \u003ci\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, and Goethe's \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in French as \u003ci\u003eMiroir du merveilleux\u003c\/i\u003e in 1940, \u003ci\u003eMirror of the Marvelous\u003c\/i\u003e has long been considered one of the most significant and original books to have come out of the surrealist movement and Ana s Nin suggested it as a source of inspiration, far ahead of its time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on sacred and modern texts that share a quality of the marvelous, Pierre Mabille defines \"the marvelous\" as the point at which inner and outer realities are joined and the individual is simultaneously one with himself and with the world, thus recovering the true sense of the sacred. He shows how \"the marvelous\" goes beyond simply being a synonym for \"the fantastic\" to engage the entire emotional realm. Mabille cites a far-reaching range of texts, from the classic to the obscure, from Egyptian myth to Voodoo initiation ceremonies, from the ancient epic to the modern poem, from the creation myth to more contemporary visions of apocalypse. He includes surrealist analyses of works from William Blake, Edgar Allen Poe, William Shakespeare, Chr tien de Troyes, and Arthur Rimbaud; legends and folktales from Egypt, Iceland, Mexico, Africa, India, and other cultures; classics from Ovid, Plato, and Apuleius; Masonic ritual texts, Mesopotamia's \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePopol-Vuh\u003c\/i\u003e, Lewis Caroll's \u003ci\u003eAlice through the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, Solomon's \u003ci\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, and selections from Goethe's \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirror of the Marvelous\u003c\/i\u003e actively defines the flame of the marvelous by showing its presence in those works where it burns the brightest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre Mabille\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620557339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620557334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inner Traditions International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Pierre Mabille","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838329442559,"sku":"9781620557334","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c6153f4-42bf-4452-9dd7-0873841cca4b.jpg?v=1746589490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mirror-of-the-marvelous-pierre-mabille-9781620557334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}