{"product_id":"2026100007540-secondhand-mistral","title":"Mistral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 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.\n\nLyle's prose is characterised by the authoritative precision and concise elegance that defines the Bowes \u0026amp; 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?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49131004920027,"sku":"2026100007540-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/73238bc1-4000-41d0-88c0-f6af57cc7d67.png?v=1786594460","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007540-secondhand-mistral","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}