A01=Georges Rodenbach
Author_Georges Rodenbach
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Product details
- ISBN 9781589661592
- Weight: 113g
- Dimensions: 15 x 20mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007
- Publisher: University of Scranton Press,U.S.
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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"Bruges-la-Morte" is the story of one man's obsession with his dead wife and his soul's struggle between an alluring young dancer - his late wife's double - and the beautiful, melancholy city of Bruges, whose moody atmosphere mirrors his mourning. This hallmark of Belgian symbolist literature, originally published in 1892 and first translated into English by Philip Mosley to great acclaim twenty years ago, is now back in print for the next generation of English readers to discover. With penetrating psychological force and richly metaphorical language, "Bruges-la-Morte" draws a haunting picture of love, grief, and murder in what has become a "dead city," severely Catholic and once proud. The source of the famous opera Die tote Stadt and endless inspiration for Belgian and French artists, this novella will enthrall readers with its dark portrait of fin-de-siecle Europe.
Georges Rodenbach (1855-98) was a Belgian poet, essayist, playwright, novelist, and short story writer who was one of the leaders of the Symbolist movement. Philip Mosley is professor of English, communications, and comparative literature at Pennsylvania State University. He is the editor of Anthracite! An Anthology of Pennsylvania Coal Region Plays, also published by the University of Scranton Press.
