Synopsis
Presents the French poet's meditations in prose on seashells and the questions raised by their forms
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Review
Something about seashells attracts poets: Pablo Neruda kept a collection of them, as did William Wordsworth, C.P. Cavafy, and Walt Whitman; all wrote about the wonders of malacology. The French symbolist poet Paul Valéry (1871-1945) joins their number with this short yet graceful essay on these "privileged objects" that "present us with a strange union of ideas: order and fantasy, invention and necessity, law and exception." At turns he likens the forms of poetry to those of shells and the shell itself to poor Yorick's skull, which set Hamlet to wondering about matters of life and death. The noted American poet Mary Oliver provides an introduction. Henri Mondor's pencil illustrations are an added pleasure. --Gregory McNamee
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
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Sea Shells
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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Mondor, Henri (illustrator). Moderate soiling to spine, sunning to rear cover and top edge of front, otherwise clean and square. Seller Inventory # 232975
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Condition: very_good. Mondor, Henri (illustrator). Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Seller Inventory # ZEV.0807064300.VG
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Mondor, Henri (illustrator). first edition thus, 1998. translated from french by ralph manheim. illustrated by henri mondor. a meditation on the aesthetics of seashells with a forward by mary oliver. boston: beacon press. isbn: 0-8070-6430-0. 8.75 x 5.75". hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: fine. Seller Inventory # 820
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Mondor, Henri (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo. 101 pp. Near Fine. Subtlest shelfwear to boards. Faint sticker impression to rear board, previous owner's name inscribed to front free endpaper. Seller Inventory # v00047