{"product_id":"sylvie-the-chimeras-paperback","title":"Sylvie \u0026 The Chimeras - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG駻ard de Nerval\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSylvie\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Chimeras\u003c\/em\u003e are two of French author G駻ard de Nerval (AD 1808-1855)ʼs best-known works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSylvie\u003c\/em\u003e, a novella, is by all accounts his masterpiece; it was first published in July 1853 in the \u003cem\u003eRevue des Deux-Mondes\u003c\/em\u003e, a periodical\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eIt is a Romantic tale of the love of a young man from Paris for two women, one a childhood sweetheart from Valois, and the other a stage actress in Paris. It is a tale of longing, misgiving, and nostalgia for the past, with the dreamy landscape of Valois as the backdrop. Immediately before having written the novella, Nerval had suffered several bouts of mental illness. After its publication, he was again seized, but more seriously this time, rushed off to the nearest hospital, and put into a straitjacket. In 1854, \u003cem\u003eSylvie\u003c\/em\u003e was published in book format, in the collection entitled \u003cem\u003eLes Filles du Feu.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chimeras\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems, all in sonnet format. They were written over the course of several years, from as early as 1843 and as late as 1854, a year before the author passed away. Of them \"El Desdichado\" and \"Christ in the Garden of Olives\" (itself a collection of five sonnets) are the most famous. Although some of the poems were published in magazines previously, the entirety of them were published as part of \u003cem\u003eLes Filles du Feu\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the appendix is a short excerpt from the biography by Henri Strentz, published in 1911, which includes a discussion of the events leading up to Nervalʼs mental illnesses, his writing of \u003cem\u003eSylvie\u003c\/em\u003e, and the squalid details surrounding his death by hanging by his own hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407023292594,"sku":"9781955392402","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b7b955be4579fe74dc7da89699ba020e.webp?v=1778210915","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/sylvie-the-chimeras-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}