{"product_id":"soliloquy-with-shakespeare-vladimir-holan-9781845498672","title":"Soliloquy with Shakespeare","description":"\u003cp\u003eVladimir Holan esteemed Shakespeare as the greatest poet of all time and wrote this soliloquy as a dignified tribute to the genius of the Bard of Avon. As in all Holan's writings, love, sex, religion, fear and death form the constant thematic make-up of this soliloquy. His clever allegory, which he often repeats, as if to reinforce its impact, and the prolific use of the double entendré and Shakespearean-style impertinence are absolutely fascinating. A Night with Hamlet is Holan at his best - \"chatting\" away to Hamlet. Then, after a long verse about fear, he introduces the conversation between Orpheus and Eurydice, when Eurydice - contrary to Greek mythology - is allowed to join Orpheus, as if some hope for life and love still remained. Alas, not for long, because the Stygian soliloquy soon returns. Holan refers to A Night with Ophelia as a \"fragment\", which makes us wonder whether he ever intended to finish this work, or whether he always wanted it to be just that - a fragment. We shall never know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vladimir Holan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845498674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845498672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arima Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.15d","brand":"Vladimir Holan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997651120383,"sku":"9781845498672","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soliloquy-with-shakespeare-vladimir-holan-9781845498672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}