Gustave Kahn, born in in 1859, was at the heart of the Symbolist
Movement in the 1890s, a pioneer and champion of free verse and one
of the editors of the prestigious Mercure de France. Much Symbolist
prose -- The Tale of Gold and Silence (1898) is a cardinal example
-- can be construed as an exercise in the further development of
the archetypal images subsequently categorized and explored by
Jung. The Tale of Gold and Silence (1898) occupies a location that
is virtually unique. It is not only Kahn's most overtly extravagant
symbolist novel, but one of the most overtly extravagant symbolist
novels ever attempted, mingling parables, Old Testament and
visionary fantasies, throwing in a couple of mock-folktales and an
adventure story for good measure. Kahn's knowledge of and attitude
to symbolism was colored by his Jewish heritage, and it was natural
for him to deploy symbolist methods in his reexamination of Old
Testament mythology and the supposed modifications introduced by
the subsequent reinterpretation of much of that mythology by the
New Testament.
General
Imprint: |
Black Coat Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2011 |
First published: |
November 2011 |
Authors: |
Gustave Kahn
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Adapted by: |
Brian Stableford
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61227-063-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
1-61227-063-8 |
Barcode: |
9781612270630 |
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