{"product_id":"the-essential-gorter-1-herman-gorter-9789083133645","title":"May: An epic poem about youth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003edescribes the magical journey of adolescence against the background of Holland's flowery dunescapes. In brush strokes of wonder-filled impressions a stunningly unspoiled girl, May, explores the promise of springtime and the intense spiritual life of youth. However, the cycle of life always moves on, and as May matures and returns to earth, she finds it readying for summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eHerman Gorter\u003c\/strong\u003e published \u003cem\u003eMay \u003c\/em\u003e(Dutch: Mei) in 1889, this spontaneous and vibrant epic poem was immediately recognized by his peers as a landmark work for Dutch literature. Inspired in part by John Keats' \u003cem\u003eEndymion \u003c\/em\u003e(1818), the poem touches upon a wide range of themes, including the innocence and wonder of childhood, the hubris and disillusionment of adolescence, unattainable divine love and the inevitability of transience, The work suggests that poetry itself may be the only way to preserve for eternity the essence of nature and of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay\u003c\/em\u003e was perhaps an inevitable product of the artistically revolutionary and highly lucid spirit in The Netherlands of the 1880s. While Gorter's contemporary, Vincent van Gogh, had just completed the groundbreaking Sunflowers series of paintings, Gorter succeeded with \u003cem\u003eMay \u003c\/em\u003eto compose his own monument of colourful and innovative power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond (revised) edition, English-only, including synopsis, foreword by poet Lloyd Haft and introduction by the translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herman Gorter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9083133648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083133645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arimei Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2021","brand":"Herman Gorter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127740625151,"sku":"9789083133645","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c2bd936-5575-4a1c-aae2-64ff6599c5ef.jpg?v=1687454965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essential-gorter-1-herman-gorter-9789083133645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}