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Aurelia Other Writings Gerard De Nerval Geoffrey Wagner Robert Duncan Marc Lowenthal Books

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Esp. knowing the back-story, reading these writings can be a downer... but, very psychedelic and stimulating along with the depression. If you are interested in Romantic-French-Proto-Surrealist writing (I know I am, and I don't know why you wouldn't be), then have at it. Can be dry in places, but should be read carefully nonetheless (probably).


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Aurelia Other Writings Gerard De Nerval Geoffrey Wagner Robert Duncan Marc Lowenthal Books Reviews

Some Critics whoever they are, claim Nerval was not imaginative, borrowing from Janin, etc.. IMAO, One Imagination belongs to All through Dream and to be truly imaginative is deceitful to God. Therefore no one is imaginative because to B deceitful to God is not possible.
I love Nerval's voice and his lush dreamy nostalgia. Many of these pieces are like looking at a Rococo painting and there's many of the classic Romantic themes, love of nature, nostalgia for a lost idyllic past and lost youth. I love literary surrealism so Aurelia was right up my alley but it has a more spiritual vibe which seems lacking in more modern surrealist works. After reading Nerval I can see why the surrealists considered themselves the prehensile tail of Romanticism.
that's the best way to put it like condensed Proust. De Nerval's stories of place, love, and memory have found a permanent place in my heart. As other reviewers have noted, these stories seem the very definition of romanticism-- an unexpected quality in a writer often remembered most for his madness, eccentricity, and ultimately, suicide.
this edition by Exact Change Press is also worth remarking upon the paper feels great, the design is perfect... hmm, running out of synonyms for "good."
all in all, a great volume by a lesser-known master.
simultaneously one of the saddest and most hopeful books i have ever read, this is an account of gerard de nerval's descent into insanity and his frantic search for something beyond what the positivists offer, a "spirit world". nerval obsesses over an actress who barely knew he existed, idealizing her to a seriously nutty point--but during all this he visits funerals, graveyards other places, apparently believing he is in touch with something metaphysical. i read this book awhile ago but i do remember his reference to his rejection by the woman, aurelia"one's only option after these kinds of events is whether to die or go on living." touching, mystical, and sad.
poetic reality of dreams
If you like weird, existentialist and surrealist French literature you'll love Nerval.
I'm not too fond of the "other writings", however I bought it for Aurelia and it is now my favorite read. It goes from happy to sad and moving then back. It's pretty much part acid trip and part crazy. The back-story is the icing on the cake, too.
Esp. knowing the back-story, reading these writings can be a downer... but, very psychedelic and stimulating along with the depression. If you are interested in Romantic-French-Proto-Surrealist writing (I know I am, and I don't know why you wouldn't be), then have at it. Can be dry in places, but should be read carefully nonetheless (probably).