{"product_id":"2026200010713-secondhand-introduction-to-mistral","title":"Introduction To Mistral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good and foxing. Markings: none. Binding condition: Good. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew literary figures of nineteenth-century Provence command as much reverence as Frédéric Mistral — poet, Nobel laureate, and guardian of a dying language — and Richard Aldington's Introduction to Mistral presents an authoritative and impassioned portrait of this extraordinary man. Aldington, himself a celebrated poet and man of letters, chronicles Mistral's singular life against the sun-drenched backdrop of southern France, illuminating how one writer's devotion to the Occitan language and culture produced a body of work of profound and lasting consequence. With precision and lyrical intelligence, Aldington details the cultural and linguistic movement known as the Félibrige, which Mistral co-founded, arguing convincingly for its place as one of the great literary revivals of the modern era.\n\nAldington's prose is both scholarly and deeply personal, reflecting a fellow poet's admiration for a man who refused to let a language — and the civilisation it carried — perish from the earth. The work sits at a compelling intersection of biography, cultural history, and literary criticism, drawing readers into a world of troubadour traditions and Mediterranean vitality. For anyone who has ever wondered what drives a writer to dedicate an entire life to a single, noble, and seemingly impossible cause, this volume offers an answer that is as moving as it is illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130507305179,"sku":"2026200010713-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7f0873d9-95eb-4370-a47d-4104b2caf395.png?v=1786586364","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010713-secondhand-introduction-to-mistral","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}