{"product_id":"cull-of-april-paperback","title":"Cull of April - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis Vielé-Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRichard Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCull of April\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eCueille dʼavril\u003c\/em\u003e in French) is the first book of poetry written by Francis Vielé-Griffin (1864-1937). It was first published in 1885, when Griffin was 21 years old. Griffin was American by birth, born in Virginia. As a boy of seven or eight years old, he was sent to France to attend school; he remained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCull of April\u003c\/em\u003e is said to show influences of the Decadent school of poetry, which was in vogue at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is what Émile Goudeau says about the Decadents, in his whoʼs who of Belle Epoque poets and artists, \u003cem\u003eTen Years a Bohemian\u003c\/em\u003e: \"The newcomers rallied around master Verlaine, or chief Mallarmé, and from there come the \u003cem\u003eDecadents\u003c\/em\u003e (of which the \u003cem\u003eDeliquescents\u003c\/em\u003e are nothing but parodists), the \u003cem\u003eSymbolists\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eInstrumentalists\u003c\/em\u003e.... the word \u003cem\u003edecadent\u003c\/em\u003e implies, beyond affectation of style, a certain disorder fundamentally, a hybrid blend of old religions and refined mores; that was also what the decadents strived for; a particular sadism where Catholic incense is detected in loathsome places, and where the sanctuary has foul smells of face powder or even washbasin water.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps he was right, hereʼs a line from \"Euphonies,\" in \u003cem\u003eCull of April\u003c\/em\u003e, which would seem to corroborate: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI ramble on return from vain lassitudes, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHave we not dreamt of other beatitudes?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46589844979909,"sku":"9781955392570","price":24.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/on6OgLIYb59781955392570.webp?v=1784974180","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/cull-of-april-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}