Mistral
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Part of the prestigious Studies in Modern European Literature and Thought series, Rob Lyle's Mistral presents a focused and illuminating critical study of Frédéric Mistral, the towering Provençal poet and Nobel laureate whose work ignited a powerful cultural renaissance in southern France. Lyle chronicles Mistral's monumental contribution to Occitan literature, anchoring the poet's legacy within the broader currents of 19th and early 20th-century European intellectual and national identity movements, most notably the Félibrige — the literary society Mistral co-founded to revive the Provençal language and its traditions. Lyle's prose is characterised by the authoritative precision and concise elegance that defines the Bowes & Bowes series, making complex literary and cultural arguments accessible without sacrificing scholarly rigour. The study argues for Mistral's enduring significance not merely as a regional voice, but as a universal poet whose epic Mirèio stands alongside the great works of European Romanticism. For readers curious about the intersections of language, nationalism, and poetic genius, this compact volume raises a compelling question: can a poet truly resurrect a dying tongue — and what is lost if he fails?
Author: Rob Lyle
Format: Hardback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Part of the prestigious Studies in Modern European Literature and Thought series, Rob Lyle's Mistral presents a focused and illuminating critical study of Frédéric Mistral, the towering Provençal poet and Nobel laureate whose work ignited a powerful cultural renaissance in southern France. Lyle chronicles Mistral's monumental contribution to Occitan literature, anchoring the poet's legacy within the broader currents of 19th and early 20th-century European intellectual and national identity movements, most notably the Félibrige — the literary society Mistral co-founded to revive the Provençal language and its traditions. Lyle's prose is characterised by the authoritative precision and concise elegance that defines the Bowes & Bowes series, making complex literary and cultural arguments accessible without sacrificing scholarly rigour. The study argues for Mistral's enduring significance not merely as a regional voice, but as a universal poet whose epic Mirèio stands alongside the great works of European Romanticism. For readers curious about the intersections of language, nationalism, and poetic genius, this compact volume raises a compelling question: can a poet truly resurrect a dying tongue — and what is lost if he fails?